1. they dont like 9 appointed justices changing a democratically elected legislature, but they have to entertain any legitimate proposed change to the government
2. he can appoint a new conservative justice to gain the majority in the SC
3. they would have to win by 9 percent at least
4. they dont like 9 appointed justices changing a democratically elected legislature
5. many people think that the majority republican court swayed the election in Bush's favor
6. the framers did not think of any institutions to intervene in political battles because they didnt have any political parties.
7. because everything that the people drawing the lines are doing is illegal, although not entirely "fair" which is subjective.
8. if the district is made so that even if one party votes, it wont have any effect on the outcome
9. because there is a constant shift in political party majority control there
10. the politicians because they only gerrymander when it costs them nothing