Source: Washington Post
by Matthew Algeo
“A congressional redistricting nuclear arms race is upon us, and when it’s over we could be living in a cold, hyper-partisan nuclear winter. But there’s a way to end the arms race: eliminate the arms — in this case the congressional districts that have grown so hilariously gerrymandered that they can’t be anything but unrepresentative. After all, there’s nothing sacred about them, and they’re not mandated by the Constitution. Let’s get rid of ’em. In the early days of the Republic, House delegations were often elected at-large rather than by district. As late as 1966, Hawaii and New Mexico each elected their two members in statewide elections, candidates choosing to run for Seat A or Seat B. Mandatory districting was only imposed by Congress (not exactly a disinterested party) in 1967, mainly as a way to keep the courts from imposing at-large elections in states with racially gerrymandered districts.” (08/20/25)