A time honored practice

Gerrymandering is a time honored political tradition., going back to the early 1800's in practice. It is usually used by a state to protect incumbents by redrawing district lines to favor the incumbent. However, it has been used, on occasion, to try to move an incumbent out of a "safe" district and into a district that is deemed to be not so safe (as was done to Congressman Mark Kennedy in 2002). Sometimes the tactics succeed, other times (again as was the case with Congressman Kennedy in 2003) they don't.

Given that, last week's Supreme Court ruling that upheld the practice of Gerrymandering should come as no surprise to political watchers.

"At the heart of Lulac v. Perry is the question of whether courts or politicians should have final say in shaping Congressional districts."

I find it highly ironic that the same groups that used the practice to their own benefit time and time again, would object when it is used against them. I will be curious to see if the reverse is true the next time power shifts. If I were a betting person, I would put my money down now...