Gerrymandering is evil, and both sides do it. If it were up to me, districts would be drawn in a grid. Done.
Or in such a way that they *must* be as compact as possible.
Personally, I think they should be drawn to make it as close to even as possible. *NO* elected official, Democrat or Republican should *ever* be able to take winning the general for granted, ever.
Safe districts seem to turn even the best men into criminal slouches sometimes.
No politician should ever be more assured of keeping their job than the lowest wage earner in Retail.
“It’s ‘Gerrymandering’ when *they* do it”
A joke literally older than the Republican party.
Both sides do it, every chance they get, to the greatest degree possible.
Gerrymandering is evil, and both sides do it. If it were up to me, districts would be drawn in a grid.
No, only Pubbies Gerrymander, the motives of Dims is as pure as new snow, only wanting to help people. Or so they say.
Plus, the media covers for dims and kills reps on these issues.
Yep but NOPE! Can't be done at all because of the umbra & penumbra of the Civil Rights Act(s). Minority CDs are sacrosanct, once a minority, always a minority, although a pale minority can win if of the correct party! So just remember to be Civil about it, it is their Rights, you know!
Oh, and would someone page Eric Holder, Obama's Attorney General? He has been very loud on illegal gerrymandering ... in red states! Blue states like NM, IL and CA? Eh, not so much!
It’s time to return to the numbers our Founding Fathers used for apportionment.
Increase the size of Congress and watch the real fun begin.
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