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Explanation and analysis is the perfect setup for my next question. based on the questions, and this has been spectacular because we as americans get insight into the supreme court these days they're been able to listen to the oral arguments versus just reading a cold opinion later on down the road once it's been drafted and approved. based upon this hot bench with the questions that you heard, it seems that this nightmare scenario of a full-throated endorsement of the independent state legislative theory, thankfully, may not look like it'll happen. it looks like there might be some sort of co...

Such and thomas signed on to that dissent, so there are a few justices here in the middle, including justice amy coney barrett that we're listen can to today, and it seems so far, the stakes could not be higher but it is hard to get exactly how the supreme court will rule on this. but katy, as you pointed out, the results are far-reaching. it wouldn't just be whether or not a legislature could change the redistricting map and it could be voter i.d.s, how and when to vote, who is eligible to vote, and it would simply strip the courts and states all of their power to put checks on legislatures. ...

T -- legislature is asking is they should be able to control and write whatever districting map they want without any control or oversight by our state constitution as interpreted by our state supreme court and that is radical. that's never really happened before and for the supreme court to affirm what they are seeking, they're going to be over ruling a state supreme court interpreting its own state constitution which never happens. >> and the association of state supreme court justices weighed in on your side of this, opposing it but not your specific state supreme court chief justice in nor...

Rules and laws to begin with so things are already messy and that was even before you threw in 2020's election conspiracy so explain what's at stake here? could this case muddy things up even more? >> reporter: it definitely could. that's the warning from some court watchers here. the outcome could up end the way elections are currently run. you know, we did hear in these arguments though some pushback from several conservative justices that maybe republicans are pushing this theory just a bit too far because what the republican argument is here is that state legislatures have unchecked power ...

Bello says it was worked out with Legislature President Sabrina LaMar and the Legislature Republicans who favored a similar plan.