While the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (MICRC) put forward new maps for seven state House districts, one of its commissioners on Thursday formally responded to accusations that he improperly assisted a pair of acquaintances, including a current state legislator. Commissioner Anthony Eid was accused in December by fellow commissioners Rebecca Szetela and Rhonda Lange of “neglect of duty, gross misconduct in office, or inability to discharge the duties of his office.” Lange, a Republican, and Szetela, an independent, claimed Eid, also an independent, had favored the can…