Gerrymandering is a disguising, vile, undemocratic, hateful thing to do in America.  Except, of course, when you’re from North Carolina and you get caught opposing it.

Two House Republicans from North Carolina who signed on to a brief urging the end of political gerrymandering say they did so by accident, the Raleigh News and Observer reported on Friday.

Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) and Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC) (pictured above), both conservative House members, signed a high-profile amicus brief for a Supreme Court case out of Wisconsin, urging the court to rule against political gerrymandering.

Meadows said his name was added “in error” because when he signed it that meant he was willing to “review it.”

Oh, please.

Jones’ spokesperson say his name was added to the brief “through a misunderstanding.”  I think the only thing he misunderstood is that the end to gerrymandering would cause Republicans to lose their seats and it got a little hot in the kitchen.

Thanks to AlanInAustin for the heads up.