Comments on: Fair Districts: Balart Bros. Show Redistricting Matters http://blogwood.com/archived/1701/1701/ Return of teh Wood Mon, 20 Sep 2010 19:19:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jake http://blogwood.com/archived/1701/1701/comment-page-1/#comment-7770 Jake Mon, 20 Sep 2010 19:19:28 +0000 http://blogwood.com/?p=1701#comment-7770 Actually, the Dems controlled the process in 1991 and 1992. Diaz-Balart did get something carved out for him, but so did Karen Thurman, who is now in charge of FDP, as did Peter Deutsch. But that shows the problem with the current system just as well as anything. The big difference in 2001 and '02 wasn't so much that the GOP was in charge but that they had crazy computer software to gerrymander to an even more offensive degree. Actually, the Dems controlled the process in 1991 and 1992. Diaz-Balart did get something carved out for him, but so did Karen Thurman, who is now in charge of FDP, as did Peter Deutsch.

But that shows the problem with the current system just as well as anything. The big difference in 2001 and ’02 wasn’t so much that the GOP was in charge but that they had crazy computer software to gerrymander to an even more offensive degree.

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