"Yet this increased use of gerrymandering to influence national politics may be its downfall.
In the past, redistricting was never an exciting focus of politics -- its boring nature was turned into a joke on 'The Simpsons.' Instead, it operated as a tool where legislators could increase their chances of re-election, as well as reward friends and punish enemies.
Once it is out in the open, voters don't like it -- much as they don't like other attempts to game the political system and violate a sense of fair play. And unlike other political process reforms, such as campaign finance, there's an easy nonpartisan solution to redistricting."
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Opinion: The Death of the Gerrymander?
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