I’m not sure liking this post is the appropriate response for a fascinating trek through the history of our skewed system of political representation. But I can say any system of representation has its pitfalls. The gerrymandering phenomenon, with its colorful history you recount, seems to guarantee a system of unrepresentative representation. Which explains a lot.
My favorite part is that on the night of Revere's ride, your guy, Gerry, was at a gin mill with other members of the "Committee of Safety" -- and then had to hightail in his pjs to a cornfield! My kind of Revolutionary hero.
Ha, that's true. It wasn't a great night for Elbridge Gerry. Or for another founding father, John Hancock, who was hiding in the countryside and missing the excellent piece of salmon he had hoped to be eating that night.
I’m not sure liking this post is the appropriate response for a fascinating trek through the history of our skewed system of political representation. But I can say any system of representation has its pitfalls. The gerrymandering phenomenon, with its colorful history you recount, seems to guarantee a system of unrepresentative representation. Which explains a lot.
My favorite part is that on the night of Revere's ride, your guy, Gerry, was at a gin mill with other members of the "Committee of Safety" -- and then had to hightail in his pjs to a cornfield! My kind of Revolutionary hero.
Ha, that's true. It wasn't a great night for Elbridge Gerry. Or for another founding father, John Hancock, who was hiding in the countryside and missing the excellent piece of salmon he had hoped to be eating that night.