On the subject of gerrymandering

 

The Washington Post had a tremendous article about gerrymandering.

Obama makes an about-face on red and blue America
The former president’s support of California’s redistricting plan promotes the partisan divide.

"Few things expose the flaws in our republic like the partisan gerrymander. It puts the interests of politicians and the parties ahead of the people and our democracy. It exploits a political system that is already unresponsive to the average voter by making it more sensitive to partisan whims. George Washington warned in his farewell address that rank partisanship undermines the democratic principle of rule by the people and “put[s] in the place of the delegated will of the nation the will of a party.”

On checks and balances, the Supreme Court took up partisan gerrymandering and declared the practice “incompatible with democratic principles.” Despite that, it dismissed the case, calling the question a political one beyond the court’s jurisdiction."

I recommend the whole thing, if you can get to it. If not, pay the money.

I got this from Common Cause.