"If this secret plan stands, they ought to call it: the U.S. House of Self-Preservation," said Olga Hernandez, president of the League of Women Voters of Virginia. Richmond Times Dispatch Virginia Politics

Midwest States Launch Campaign to Pull Back Curtain on 2011 Redistricting
League of Women Voters - Ohio
League of Women Voters of Ohio

Please Florida: Do NOT Let Rick Scott Get Away With This!
We must demand that Rick Scott stop illegally obstructing the implementation of the Fair Districts Amendments.

Will gerrymandering become a trending topic on twitter?
My answer - I hope so.
I just found a twitter account called "End Gerrymander" the author doesn't have a huge number of tweets so I conclude it is a new account. I decided to follow this account because the author has good links to stories I missed. Seems to be covering every state. Which is good because this is the year redistricting is supposed to happen.
If you want to read current news articles about gerrymandering I recommend following "End Gerrymander" twitter account.

Blue Dogs File Bill to Stop Gerrymandering : Roll Call Bt Christina Bellantoni Jan. 27, 2011
Redistricting reform legislation filed by Democratic Reps. Jim Cooper (TN) and Heath Shuler (NC)

2010 Back room dealing accelerates 1910 politics
Ohio population increased the last decade yet, Ohio loses TWO Congressional Districts - Texas Gains 4 Congressional Districts ??? Why does Texas growth trump Ohio's?
How much longer will this errant 100 year old Congressional District mapping go on?
More Districts. More Representation. End political stranglehold on the citizens.

Redrawing the lines in Maryland
Baltimore Sun Editorial - September 5, 2010 

2010 election stakes: Drawing a line

In this timely editorial the author points out how computers have assisted the gerrymandering process - and disadvantaged voters. 

Why is Congress so doggone political?
Item from the Houston Chronicle by Bill King has some of the answers to that question.
King: Gerrymandering to blame for polarizing Congress

My viewpoint is pretty much the same as it has been all along, gerrymandering would be OK if more political ideologies were represented and USA had more Congressional Districts to accommodate the vast assortment of ideologies. Bill King makes some really good points about the results we are all living with these days and he did something I never thought about doing before, he looked up some Primary voting history from gerrymandered districts.

He touches on the problem of being an independent voter and not being allowed to vote in your state primary. And therein lies another problem he did not write about: independent voters are actually part of the problem because we never hear from these voters when it really matters - at the Primary level.

Truth in ballot language required in Florida

The Gainesville Sun - Editorial tells how the court settled the matter.
Fooling the voters

David Pepper for Auditor of the State of Ohio
Today, I received an email from David Pepper's campaign staff that offers an opportunity to read his plan for improving things here in Ohio. They call this plan,
"The Pepper Plan" which is memorable. And just like the spice we use at the dinner table, this plan covers the target zones with very little spillover.

I was glad to see that point # 10 of his ten point plan offers something to correct our gerrymandering problem. If elected our state Auditor, Pepper will hold one of the 5 seats on the apportionment board. I thought his plan to correct some of the gerrymandering problems shows that he understands the problem and the consequences of doing nothing. Read entire 10 point plan here

Beneficiaries of Gerrymandering fight back


Beware FAIR's and Feuer's Foists by Paul Hatfield
While Berman is attempting to return redistricting to partisan politicians through Proposition 27, the other arm of the pincer is Proposition 25. ......
.......Our current districts are handcuffs .......