First, the editorial incorrectly claims that "before the Republican-control legislature drew maps in 2011, the party held seven seats to the Democrats' 12." This is false. 2010 was a banner year for the GOP in Pennsylvania and across the country. Riding a wave of Obama fatigue and discontentment with the lackluster economy and Obamacare, our Pennsylvania Republican candidates defeated four incumbent Democrats and took one open Democratic seat. Thus, when redistricting occurred, we already held a 12-7 advantage. The GOP then picked up one additional seat in 2012 after the 2011 redistricting. Interestingly, it took until 2017 for liberals to go to court to ask for an emergency order.