Republicans created Missouri’s redistricting mess. Now they’re furious about it.

By: Jason Hancock

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: September 7, 2026

Words: 704

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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Attorney General Catherine Hanaway opened her response to Thursday’s Missouri Supreme Court decision with a quote from Benjamin Franklin

“A republic, if you can keep it.”

Things went downhill from there.

Hanaway declared Missouri to be in a “full-fledged constitutional crisis,” accused the court of disenfranchising every voter in the state and promised an immediate appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Secretary of State Denny Hoskins joined in the revolutionary rhetoric (ironic for a guy …

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