[Uri’el-2012]

In a district that is 2 to 1 republican and carried twice by Bush at 65%, there exists a problem that no one wants to acknowledge.

59 posted on 10/15/2006 4:21:32 PM MDT by Ben Ficklin

You need to acquaint yourself with the rules used for re-districting
every ten years after the census and the topography and population
centers of the Colorado before you can claim gerrymandering.

A congressional district is not supposed to even 50 - 50 Democrat - republican.

First the number of seats in the house are fixed.
the state is apportioned by total population which determine the number of congressional districts.

Then what is foremost is that it be a community of interest which start with counties and cities.

Each political party develops a plan.
This is followed by a legislature review
and if no compromise it then goes to the courts.

The last gerrymandering occurred in the south (I think it was Georgia)
where black congressional districts were created along the lines of Race
by the Democrats.

They were later determined to be un-constitutional.

[Ben Ficklin]

Try a key word search of "Safe Districts" which is code for gerrymandering