Gerrymandering on the way out?
Feb. 8th, 2005 09:52 amThe 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.
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.
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Date: 2005-02-08 07:15 pm (UTC)