Power

Redistricting is one of those few fascinating political games that allows geography to take a front seat in politics.  This cartoon by Scott Stantis of the Chicago Tribune as the long aftermath of the redistricting events in Texas finally played themselves out.  The Republicans in the Texas State legislature gained enough of a majority to try redistricting without waiting around for the 10-year Census.  That prompted legal challenges that went to the Supreme Court, which ruled that this was OK. There's been various attempts to reform this redistricting process.  Here's some interesting ideas.