Redistricting

==Background==
Redistricting has become a racket for both parties. Many states conspire to create districts that are safe for encumbents. It means few competitive seats and few real choices for voters.
: * Redistricting at Wikipedia.org
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* Planks on redistricting within democracy-planks from Mark Rauterkus
* Redistricting-plank-Schwarzenegger
* Redistricting-plank-Konke from Peter Konke of Bethel Park in 2006
* Redistricting-plank-Compactness from 2011
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According to The Cook Political Report, 151 Congressional seats were considered competitive after the redistricting that followed the 1990 census. After the 2000 redistricting, only 45 seats were considered competitive. In 2004, only 13 changed party hands and only 7 incumbents lost.
Category: Democracy