The Dems should look to Arizona for their remedy. During Janet Napolitano’s tenure as Governor, a bill was voted on to create a ‘Redistricting Commission’ in Arizona. It was to be made up of 2 Republicans, 2 Democrats and 1 Independent. Well, by the time it was put into effect in 2010, Jan Brewer was the Governor. She appointed an ‘Independent’ who was really a Democrat. The 3 Democrats met behind closed doors (illegal) and drew up the Districts without input from the 2 Republicans (illegal) and then voted on their new map that, during the next election, gave the state 5 Dem Congresscritters and only 4 Republican ones. This in a state with a Republican Governor, 2 Republican Senators (well, at least Kyle behaved like a Republican), a Republican Attorney General and a Republican Lt Governor. It only lasted for one cycle of Congress. We now have 5 R Congresscritters and 4 Dem ones. Including the only ‘proudly bisexual’ Representative, Kirsten Sinema. The maps should be drawn up by computer, on population only to get fair representation. But that would not take into consideration the carve out (I’m sure created by the Dems) that allows for grerymandering to create representation for minorities. What a steaming pile of do-do all this is. Brewer did sue to stop the Dems map from being implemented, but (of course) a Napolitano appointed judge threw the lawsuit out. I hear from friends in Ohio that the Left thinks gerrymandering there allows for more Republicans to be elected. Any Ohioans like to weigh in?
As far as I can tell the only Representative from Arizona that is not a Cheap Labor Express Republican is Trent Franks.
1 Republican, 4 Democrats and 4 Democrats in R jerseys and 2 Democrats in R jersey Senators.
Gerrymandering has been a fact of life since the ink was dry on the Constitution.
Democrats only decided that it was a problem when enough State Legislatures turned Republican and it could be turned against them.