Gerrymandering

As a borderline Gen-X’er, it was with great pleasure to open my inbox this morning to find an e-mail from Krist Novoselic, now Chair of a great organization called Fair Vote, once upon a time the member of a band called Nirvana that people my age were really into.  Here’s a nice op-ed he’s put together about redistricting for the Seattle Weekly.

Happy 198th Birthday, Gerrymandering!  On this date in 1812, Elbridge Gerry signed into law the plan that was famously labelled the first gerrymander.  Of course, Patrick Henry tried to draw James Madison out of a district nearly a decade before…

Off to shoot again next week! On deck: New Orleans, and Anamosa, IA.