Soon lines will be drawn to ensure another undemocratic decade. Perhaps public outrage will do the trick. Perhaps the wise jurists who soon will be asked to draw new lines will place a higher priority on giving each party a fighting chance in as many districts as possible. Right now everyone is saying that we need to find a clearer way to cast and count votes before the next election. But that's not nearly as urgent a need as changing the way we draw congressional district lines.
Unlosable districts are a far greater threat to the voter than butterfly ballots.
Our voting machines may disenfranchise thousands of voters. Our political machines are disenfranchising almost everyone in the land. David Lebedoff is a writer and lawyer in Minneapolis. News Jobs AP Shopping Archives Entertain.