Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Gerrymandering and other Republican Vices

At least there's a bright spot in today's Supremely Wingnut Court's decision to allow the majority party in any state to guarantee that Congressional seats never change. Colorado's constitution only allows redistricting once every ten years. I'm sure there are other states with such a provision in their constitutions. It's a damned shame there isn't one in the Federal Government's.

I don't believe for a minute the Founders wanted redistricting at a whim. I believe the language of the Constitution was designed to redistrict every ten years, period. Apparently the Robertian Wingnuts are a bunch smarter than all of us. Democracy, it appears, is dead and the Republicans have won by Supreme Court decree.