Gerrymandering is more than math. I have had this conversation many times over the years with a variety of people, and I have been surprised by their surprise almost every time.
A panel of three federal judges agreed to throw out new Louisiana Congressional district maps adopted by the Legislature earlier this year.
What is gerrymandering and why should you care? Gerrymandering is when politicians and lobbyists draw the district maps to guarantee re-election. Ohio is one of the 10 most gerrymandered states in ...
There are no meaningful safeguards. Politicians can split up communities and gerrymander with little consequence. Even when the Ohio Supreme Court struck down unconstitutional maps in the past, ...
Gerrymandering has more than the most obvious impacts. (North Carolina Newsline file photo) Gerrymandering is more than math.
Gerrymandering is more than math. I have had this conversation many times over the years with a variety of people, and I have been surprised by their surprise almost every time. Whichever party is ...
Two years ago, I didn’t know anything about gerrymandering. I had never heard that term before, let alone understood the concept behind “packing” and “cracking” districts so that ...
Two years ago, I didn’t know anything about gerrymandering. I had never heard that term before, let alone understood the concept behind “packing” and “cracking” districts so that ...
I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Whenever I pass his drive, thoughts occur to me. I’m not a hurkler-durkler. To hurkle-durkle is a Scottish term meaning to lie in bed or to lounge around ...