Why don't Ds and moderate Rs get together to redistrict Bachmann out of Congress?

[leftlibdem420]

Seems like a good plan.

[justiceischeap]

1. If I recall, she was recently redistricted.

Giving her more Republic voters.

[silvershadow]

2. Redistricting only happens every 10 years, and is done by the party in control. nt

[Fearless]

3. Because she makes the rest look sane.

[Cleita]

4. They did it to Dennis Kucinich, but I really don't approve.

Frankly, I was taught in school that gerrymandering districts was a practice that undermined democracy.

[leftlibdem420]

5. Well Mother Theresa...

Her district only exists because she got a favourable gerrymander to begin with.

[Cleita]

7. So she would never have put her craziness in Congress if

there had been no gerrymandering to begin with is what you are saying. It sort of proves my point.

[Spider Jerusalem]

8. Gerrymandering is one thing, redrawing to reflect new population-defined boundaries...

after an apportionment change is something else. Which is why Kucinich's district went; Ohio lost two congressional districts after the 2010 census.

[scarletwoman]

6. Redistricting happens every 10 years after the census. The next census will be in 2020.

[JackRiddler]

9. Moderate Rs! Funny!

[ThatPoetGuy]

10. Because that would leave countless political cartoonists homeless.

[Posteritatis]

11. Gerrymandering isn't cool even if it benefits the 'right' side. (nt)