Gerrymandering on the way out?

The post itself is merely a cache of the NYT article, to avoid the free-registration hassle:

http://www.livejournal.com/community/ljdemocrats/1593433.html

I was very pleased to see that Iowa is one of the few states that's already taken some steps to avoid this sort of political nonsense:

(yes, that crosshatched section is ONE district)

Follow this link for a good summary of the history and examples of gerrymandering, for those who missed it in Civics.