Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal by Zach Weinersmith for February 09, 2015
February 08, 2015
February 10, 2015
Transcript:
A simple proposal to stop gerrymandering Rule 1: all districts in a state must have equal area. Rule 2: 1/3 of each district must be shaped like the word gerrymandering! If the districts aren't very gerrymandered, the word will be subsumed in the larger shape. Gerrymandering! If it is gerrymandered, citizens will be able to tell at a glance. This won't make gerrymandering impossible. I represent the proud people of Illinois district 4! But it might change the incentives a bit. Which one is that? The middle one.
Gerrymandering has been practiced by both parties since… well since the beginning. ;>)