Affirmative Gerrymandering

This evening the Governor of CaLEEfornia, Arnold Schwarzenegger, appeared on the "Larry Elder" radio program. He spoke of gerrymandering. He didn't directly speak of gerrymandering, but it's what the GOV was talking about. Governor Schwarzenegger told how when he took the citizenship test, it espoused the fact that the people, or voters, pick their representatives. But because it was left to the legislatures to draw district lines in CaLEEfornia, the representatives actually pick the voters. Arnold was right.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 makes it illegal to draw boundaries of an electoral district that purposely excludes minority groups. The same Law makes it legal to draw lines that favor a minority group. That's crazy!

I recalled that recently they drew new boundaries for the aldermanic districts in the city I reside. The new district I am in looks like a worm. Somebody had to of had a smile on his face when they drew, and endorsed my district. There are probably 15 or so districts in Milwaukee, my district is the only one that looks like a worm. This district was redrawn last year to guaranty a black alderman will be elected here.

Elbridge Gerry, who was Governor of Massachusetts (1810), was very interested in retaining the governorship. So his pals in the statehouse drew up the districts to favor him, one district was drawn that looked like a salamander. Thus, the world was given the word "gerrymander." I wish my district was drawn like an eagle, or maybe a monkey, almost anything would be better than a worm.

Favoring one minority or racial group over another should be illegal. The practice is racist and extremely hateful. The Democratic Party embraces all forms of racism and hate. If you think the KKK is the #1 hate group in America, then the Democratic Party is #2.

All districts should be drawn as squares, rectangles, circles or monkeys. Never worms, or salamanders for that matter.