The news of the Virginia General Assembly’s creation of a 10-1 congressional district map should come as no surprise. The U.S. Supreme Court deferred to California and Texas as they chose to redraw their congressional districts to strengthen the presence of Democrats and Republicans, respectively, in Congress. The new Virginia map changes the Commonwealth from a purple state that has been a good bellwether of national political trends into a dark blue misrepresentation of our partisanship.
Sadly, this is nothing new.
The history of redistricting in the U.S. is sordid. Back in 1812, Gov….
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