With all the issues we are facing now and have struggled with these past few years, the one that may be the most important is redistricting. If we can't stop gerrymandering and ensure fair redistricting, the next ten years will be as bad, if not worse than, the kind of corruption, the failure of government, and the control of big business we have had to contend with the last four years or more.
It behooves each of us to consider it our responsibility in doing something about it as our HOMEWORK. The following excerpt from the Indivisible website further explains the urgency. I implore you to read it; then go to their website to lay the groundwork for completing your homework assignment.
The process by which congressional district lines are drawn dramatically impacts the fairness of our political process. In 35 states, the state legislature controls how district lines are drawn in a process known as redistricting, which occurs once every decade following the census. Gerrymandering is the practice of manipulating electoral district boundaries in favor of a political party or incumbent.
The redistricting process is already underway. It’s important that we do everything in our power to ensure a fair redistricting process because we will be stuck with the next round of maps for a decade. If we allow state legislatures to gerrymander the maps like they did in 2010, it will lock voters into another decade of unfair and unresponsive representation. So what can we do in our own states?
We can do this if we all do our share.