Voters, beware. Redistricting, the once-a-decade swindle whereby incumbent politicians redraw the lines of their own legislative districts to guarantee themselves safe seats, is just about completed in all 50 states. This time around the “incumbent protection” racket was even more crass than usual. The Wall Street [RETURN TO ARTICLE]
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