Breaking News: Alabama skips DOJ redistricting approval – straight to court

Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange won’t take a chance on an unfair Department of Justice objection to Alabama’s redistricting plans.  He is going straight to United States District Court. 

Of course the Associated Press misses the bus when it asks: “Officials in the attorney general’s office did not immediately say why the request was made directly to the court.” 

Why?  Here are a few reasons why, and here.