First the important stuff: I was right, it's baking powder and not baking soda, although baking powder is nothing but baking soda with some other added ingredients. Before baking powder was invented, bakers used to mix baking soda with other stuff to induce an acid/alkaline reaction that produces carbon dioxide bubbles which cause the dough to expand or "rise". Baking powder is just a commercially available product that does the same thing with more predictable results. Some specialty recipes call for both baking powder and baking soda because other ingedients increase the acidity of the mix and and additional baking soda is needed to restore the balance. Bread type products that are made this way are called "quick breads" to distinguish them from yeast breads, which is the kind I make. At this point, I don't think I can merely substitute baking powder for yeast in my recipe and expect it to come out the same way. Old Dog may know something about this.
Now about that other matter:
"But in June, ruling on cases from North Carolina and Maryland, the Supreme Court said federal courts could not consider partisan gerrymander claims because they present "political questions beyond the reach of the federal courts."
"In response to a request from Michigan, the justices put the three-judge panel's ruling on hold. Monday's ruling wiped it off the books."
"While the Supreme Court's ruling in June shut the door to federal lawsuits over partisan gerrymandering, the claims can still be heard by state courts."
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." - U.S. Constitution, Amendment X
Ipso facto, case closed.
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