WISCONSIN -- Wisconsin Legislative Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) said "it's unprecedented and it isn't over" after a panel of federal judges ruled GOP-redrawn legislative districts were unconstitutional on Monday.

""There are only two things that are certain about this case: it's unprecedented and it isn't over. The ruling can and should be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court," Vos stated after Monday's ruling. "The state of Wisconsin has competitive legislative districts that meet every traditional principle of redistricting. Republicans win elections because we have better candidates and a better message that continues to resonate with the voters." Monday's Ruling

According to a Journal Sentinel report, a panel of federal judges ruled 2-1 that the redistricting maps were "intended to burden the representational rights of Democratic voters throughout the (10-year) period by impeding their ability to translate their votes into legislative seats."

Federal court: Wisconsin's Republican-drawn redistricting maps are unconstitutional https://t.co/FMmUMDz8b7 pic.twitter.com/rKK4spmXKf

— WISN 12 News (@WISN12News) November 21, 2016 "We find that the discriminatory effect is not explained by the political geography of Wisconsin nor is it justified by a legitimate state interest. Consequently, Act 43 constitutes an unconstitutional political gerrymander," the decision reads.

According to a Star Tribune report, the judges didn't order any immediate changes to district boundaries, instead saying they would accept ideas on what to do next within the next 30 days.

Republicans, took control of Wisconsin's state government during the 2010 election n and re-drew legislative maps in 2011 as part of redistricting required every 10 years.

A group of voters sued, calling the redistricting it "the worst example of gerrymandering in modern history."

Vos answered those claims Monday, stating that the maps took into account Wisconsin's political geography:

"The court has essentially created a brand new test that is significantly flawed and is an encroachment by the court into the legislature's duties," he wrote. "The new standard ignores Wisconsin's political geography where Democrats are naturally clustered in urban centers like Milwaukee and Madison. We remain fully confident that the maps were constitutional when adopted, and will remain so when this case is finally concluded."

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