Map redrawing angers US Democrats

[emad]

BBC News snip

The increasingly widespread - and perfectly legal - practice of gerrymandering is having a serious and lasting effect on American democracy, as the BBC's James Silver reports from Texas.

The sight of cowboys being abruptly unseated by the bucking broncos at the rodeo in Mesquite, Texas, must surely strike a chord with many of the state's Democratic Congressmen.

Thanks to gerrymandering - the redrawing of district boundaries for partisan advantage - several of them are set to lose their seats in November.

Using sophisticated computer programmes, political boundaries are being redrawn across the US to all but guarantee results.
More:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3724372.stm

[Inland]

1. Republicans plan to rule--minority party gains government power permanent

electoral college, gerrymandering, secrecy and propaganda, and the permanent war.

[tom_paine]

2. That is correct. The same goals of ALL Totalitarians

be they Nazi, Commies, Pinochet Bushfriends, whatever.

If we do not stop them...

[Stryguy]

3. Oh but they're the party

Who wants to give power back to the people.

*laugh*

By essentially taking away your right to vote. Cause that's what redistricting really means. A dissenting vote is minimalized and a consenting vote is nearly unneeded.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

4. exactly

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