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Cheating isn’t winning. Political cheating allows those who engage in it to amass far more power than they have a right to in a constitutional democracy. And on Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard a case that turns on whether Maryland’s gerrymandered district boundaries deprive Republicans of fair representation in Congress. Such concerns have increased exponentially with President Trump targeting undocumented immigrants with a proud and public ferocity. The lateness of his decision means the citizenship question will not be subjected to the bureau’s usual extensive testing for the effect of new inquiries on the accuracy of the overall count. California is one of at least 12 states trying to block the move. And political cheating at its purest and most obvious is gerrymandering — drawing district lines to maximize your party’s representation in legislative bodies and minimize the number of seats your opponents can win. Because so many of the state legislatures that drew district lines after the 2010 Census were controlled by Republicans, an end to gerrymandering now would be especially challenging to the GOP. In Maryland, a formerly Republican district based in the rural and western parts of the state was chopped up, its pieces redistributed in a way that reduced the GOP to only one seat in the state’s eight-member House delegation. The increasingly aggressive activism of conservative judges has made this a live concern on the left as well.

In an interview with a combative Chuck Todd, Leo Gerard, President of the United Steelworks, praised the effect of President Trump's newly proclaimed tariffs would have on the U.S. steel market. Gerard praised Trump for making it clear he is going to "tackle trade deficits" which he called a "wealth transfer" because they are "taking good jobs away." "It's going to make it very hard for our members to ignore what he just did and what makes me sad is we've been trying to get Democrats to this for more than 30 years," Gerard told Todd. Gerard said Trump is finally "going to help us get a level playing field" after 20 years of promises from Democratic and Republican presidents. While unions are notoriously large supporters of Democrats, Gerard said Trump's administration has recognized that if the next 20 years are like the last 20 years then "we have a national security problem." NBC's Chuck Todd argued that while there are some countries where there is trade deficits but there is a "national security component" because "we're exporting values" like democracy to make a financial ally. That's a wealth transfer and you can't argue that those trade deficits are creating good jobs. How does pricier steel create more jobs?ReplyShare2 Likes UNCLELeaderJeremy SteinackerAs I posted yesterday... China and India have the fastest growing middle class in the world. (Before Trump) ReplyShare2 LikesShow 71 more replies Breakin' EggsLeaderHe's making people wealthier, getting the unions to be his friends (destroys democratic stronghold), protecting American citizens, what could you not like about this?ReplyShare32 Likes Jeremy SteinackerLeaderBreakin' EggsEditedPricier cars, furnaces, steel buildings.......... anything made of steel or aluminum. Try arguing rationally for a change.ReplyShare28 Likes Anthony CliftonLeaderCHEMSTEditedFor a change?

Seth takes a closer look at how Republicans are forging ahead with a "Hail Mary" tax cut plan that's widely unpopular in polls and would actually increase taxes on many middle-class families. » Subscribe to Late Night: http://bit.ly/LateNightSeth » Get more…