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    Gerrymandering and Political Gridlock on Capitol Hill

    Republicans warned about voter fraud in last year's elections, while Democrats said the big threat to a fair outcome was voter ID. But the real crime was gerrymandering, the re-drawing of Congressional district boundaries so that Republicans got a much bigger majority than they deserved.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Republicans warned about voter fraud in last year's elections, while Democrats said the big threat to a fair outcome was voter ID. But the real crime was gerrymandering, the re-drawing of Congressional district boundaries so that Republicans got a much bigger majority than they deserved. That's according to a Princeton scientist who wants the task of reapportionment every ten years transferred from state legislatures to independent commissions. Are the Red States of the South less Red than they appear to be? Is gerrymandering the reason Congress can't get anything done?

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    2 of 3
    Is It Time to Slay the Gerrymander?
    1. 0:00North Korea Tests a Nuclear Device
    2. 8:01Gerrymandering and Political Gridlock on Capitol HillYou’re reading this
    3. 40:37LAPD Legacy Makes Dorner Case More than Just a Manhunt
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