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New Renter
2013 Mar 18, 4:15am
Democrats Gerrymander too.
Well duh!
The word gerrymander (originally written Gerry-mander) was used for the first time in the Boston Gazette on March 26, 1812. The word was created in reaction to a redrawing of Massachusetts state senate election districts under the then-governor Elbridge Gerry (pronounced /ˈɡɛri/; 1744–1814). In 1812, Governor Gerry signed a bill that redistricted Massachusetts to benefit his Democratic-Republican Party.
Tenpoundbass
2013 Mar 18, 5:33am
In 1812... Democratic-Republican Party.
So basically nothing's changed in a hundred years?
Dan8267
2013 Mar 18, 5:54am
Democrats Gerrymander too.
Yes, but Republicans are much better at it.
The solution is to remove Congressional districts all together and go with proportional representation.
New Renter
2013 Mar 18, 7:27am
In 1812... Democratic-Republican Party.
So basically nothing's changed in a hundred years?
At least they're not wearing wigs and capri pants anymore.
Tenpoundbass
2013 Mar 18, 9:51am
Democrats Gerrymander too.
Yes, but Republicans are much better at it.
That's just the family friendly version of what I've been saying along.
curious2
2013 Mar 18, 10:56am
APOCALYPSEFUCK is Shostakovich says
Real Republicans would just hire sharp-shooters to maim....
Maim? MAIM?!?!? What caliber you puttin in them AKs, AF?
stereotomy
2025 Aug 3, 12:37pm
Payback is a bitch for the D's, but gerrymandering, like geofencing (which put 1K plus American citizens in the DC gulag for years), is the darkest side of GPS technology.
Why can't it be used for good? Because globohomo won't allow it and therefore not only will not fund it but nip any promising beneficial applications of GPS in the bud, unless it can be licensed to big agro as a monopoly.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-18/republicans-foil-what-most-u-s-wants-with-gerrymandering.html
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