Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Progressive Idea: Independent Commissions Draw Up Congressional Seats
In order to get rid of both political parties natural desire to create gerrymandered congressional districts, each state should create independent commissions with equal representation among the major political parties that will decide the congressional districts rather than state legislatures. An article from the Hill online journal with a video link favoring this idea narrated by former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is below.
http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/319678-schwarzenegger-rips-gerrymandering-congress-couldnt-beat-herpes
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