Michigan Voters Strip Lawmakers Of Redistricting Power In Effort To Limit Gerrymandering

ms-cellanies:

I hope this ends up being an improvement.  If it does, then it should be adopted nationally, forcing every state to comply.  The fact that districts are redrawn every time the political parties in power are changed.  The districts end up looking like they’re based on contortionists for the sole purpose of insuring the party in power remains in power – basically stacking the deck against the opposing party.  

Congress could probably pass a law against certain kinds of gerrymandering (though that would be fun to write…). And apparently Congress also has the power to change how district mapping happens, taking it out of the hands of legislatures and establishing independent commissions nationwide. I doubt it would pass the Senate, though, let alone survive a veto.

Michigan Voters Strip Lawmakers Of Redistricting Power In Effort To Limit Gerrymandering

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