Missouri Opponents of Redistricting File Brief Explaining Why Their Attorneys Should Not be Sanctioned

Posted on by December 17, 2025
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Missouri is trying to persuade a U.S. District Court to sanction the attorneys for the group that is opposed to redistricting. The state claims the attorneys for the anti-redistricting group conceded at oral argument that the law is not suspended just because the signatures were submitted. The state claims that afterwards, the attorneys told the media the opposite.

On December 16, the attorneys for the anti-redistricting petition submitted this brief in their own defense. Missouri General Assembly v Glahn, e.d., 4:25cv-1535.

See this news story.

The Four Republican U.S. House Members Who Broke with their Party on Healthcare are All from Closed Primary States

Posted on by December 17, 2025
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On December 17, four Republican members of the U.S. House broke with their own party and signed the discharge petition so that the House can vote on extending Obamacare premium subsidies. See this story. The four include three Pennsylvanians and one New Yorker. They are Brian Fitzpatrick, Rob Bresnahan, Ryan Mackenzie, and Mike Lawler.

All four congressmembers are from states with closed primaries.

Over and over, opponents of closed primaries preach that closed primaries produce extremist politicians.

Connecticut Independent Party Nominee in Special Legislative Election Removed from Ballot due to a Paperwork Error

Posted on by December 16, 2025
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Connecticut holds a special election on January 13, 2026, to fill the vacant 139th State House seat. The Independent Party is ballot-qualified for that office. However, its nominee was removed from the ballot because he submitted a photocopy of his signature on a form, instead of the original. See this story.