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Re: Judge tosses Florida congressional map

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ribit,

Its been around too long.
I'm opposed to it on both sides.
They rig their territories as to not need to work together. You know COMPROMISE, that dirty word...




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Re: Judge tosses Florida congressional map
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Fri, 11 Jul 14 6:08 PM
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Gerrymandering Origin: 1812, Americanism; after E. Gerry (governor of Massachusetts, whose party redistricted the state in 1812) + (sala)mander, from the fancied resemblance of the map of Essex County, Mass., to this animal, after the redistricting

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/gerrymandering

Elbridge Thomas Gerry (/ˈɛlbrɪdʒ ˈɡɛri/; July 17, 1744 (O.S. July 6, 1744) – November 23, 1814) was an American statesman and diplomat. As a Democratic-Republican he was selected as the fifth Vice President of the United States (1813–1814), serving under James Madison. He is known best for being the namesake of gerrymandering, a process by which electoral districts are drawn with the aim of aiding the party in power,

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...it's been around a long long time!


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