The Economist sounds the alarm about oddly-shaped Congressional districts. MeFi chatteratti discuss it. I put in my two cents:
Instead of creating more skewed delegations this cycle, the line-drawers have been padding existing margins and reducing the number of competitive seats - in other words, protecting incumbents. To me, this is a far greater threat to democracy than creating a number of closely-matched swing seats.
What do you think about re-districting? Chime in on the thread.
Posted by wasylik at April 26, 2002 03:56 PM