The proposal came after Republicans realized they couldn't impeach a justice who would likely rule against current maps.
, the commission doesn’t play a role in approving amendments to the maps, and the state legislature is allowed to change them on their own — a key difference between the two bills which allows lawmakers to still pass gerrymandered maps, simply by rejecting the commission’s proposals after two votes.
A nonpartisan assessment of the bill also notes that the redistricting process, while laid out in great detail,Philip Rocco, a political science professor at Marquette University, suggested the “nonpartisan” proposal by Vos was another example of Wisconsin Republicans finding a way to change the election system in the state to favor themselves.
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