Is this the worse gerrymandering map in history?

Lie (Fox news), Cheat (Gerrymander the shit out of your state) and Steal (Electronic Voting Machines). This is why I still worry about which Republican Clown will be their nominee.

and stealing to the electronic voting machines that have no way to audit questionable election results (unlike NM's voter-verified paper ballots that are electronically counted but are available for auditing).

but two hundred and fifty miles long.

I was highly involved in both of the last two State Senate campaigns in my district. 15 miles wide, and 120 or so long.

this proposal is an insult to people's intelligence and is a raw power grab that should be stopped.

They'll cheat one out of their eye-teeth if one lets them.

based only upon natural community borders. That's how the UK does it and it seems to work pretty well there.

Both House and State Senate. I live in a State Senate district which starts on the shores of Lake Erie, and ends up in the Finger Lakes. It's 15 miles wide and 120 miles long. I kid you not.

Yes, I know the Democrats do shit like that if they can, but this shit is fucking evil.

a second "minority-majority" district. And with 7 districts that was the only way to draw one up.

The Voting Rights Act nearly ensures the use of Gerrymandering.

The editor of our local fish wrapper called it preposterous.


"Republican lawmakers in Harrisburg have redrawn congressional districts in direct defiance of fundamental principles of fair redistricting. Their objective is not to ensure that districts encompass communities of interest. It's not to make sure that communities within districts are contiguous. Their objective is simply to ensure that as many Republicans as possible win congressional seats.

Due to blatant gerrymandering such as that unveiled Tuesday, many members of Congress never have to worry about a competitive election. That, in turn, enables them to govern solely on the basis of narrow ideology rather than for the public good, and to serve narrow interests rather than the broad public interest.

After refusing for years to establish a truly independent redistricting system, the GOP majorities in Harrisburg proceeded to abuse their power with a congressional map that, quite literally, resembles a can of worms - or snakes."



Read more: http://standardspeaker.com/opinion/new-districts-preposterous-1.1245244#ixzz1h3WPoMUQ

disconnected segments.

In fact, there are maps that put two entirely disconnected segments in the same district, using the justification that both segments touch the same body of water (and therefore it is really "one segment," as long as you pretend that part of the water is part of the district.)

Try to explain the logic behind this one:



West side of Manhattan plus... a random oddly shaped part of Brooklyn? Why? They are neither physically contiguous nor even in the same county!