Posted on 05/05/2011 4:17:33 PM PDT by landsbaum
Our editorial today (wide application to other states):
It was a corrupt system that allowed back-room politicking to redraw every 10 years California's boundaries for congressional, legislative and other districts. Legislators redrew lines to ensure reelection and protect their political parties.
There is word for it: Gerrymandering.
. . .
Unfortunately, Californians apparently have traded one form of special-interest pandering for another.
(Excerpt) Read more at ocregister.com ...
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