None of the respondents’ argu- ments against certiorari do anything to undermine the propriety of a hold for Moore.

The respondents oppose holding this petition for Moore, but none of their argumentshold water.

None of this prevents the Court from merely holding the petition for Moore and GVRing if Moore an- nounces constitutional limits on the state courts’ redis- tricting powers.

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See Legislative Jour- nal—Pennsylvania House of Representatives 41 (Jan. 12, 2022) (comments of Rep. Conklin).4 Nonetheless, the House passed the bill and sent it to the Senate. Pet. App. 214a.

None of the three, however, took issue with the court’s conclusion that it was necessary for the court—in light of the political impasse—to choose a congressional districting plan.

Nor does Costello cite any other case ad- dressing his question, and to respondents’ knowledge there is none.