With Minnesota's legislative redistricting maps expected to be released tomorrow, this video from ProPublica is more than appropriate to share.
It's an interesting take on the process that calls for new boundaries to be drawn every 10 years following the U.S. Census.
What do you think?
John Wexler
11:18 pm on Monday, February 20, 2012
Find out why a special judge panel, appointed by the Minnesota Supreme Court were too partisan. National redistricting expert Peter Wattson who served as Staff Chair of the National Conference of State Legislators Redistricting Committee explains how the Minnesota legislature excluded the “one-vote principle” required by the U.S. Constitution. Learn about cracking, packing, kidnapping, hijacking and how it happened in Minnesota. Hear Representative Melissa Hortman as she explained why many Minnesotans were excluded by the majority party from participating in the redistricting process. Watch Audrey Britton’s interview on the RealProgressTV channel of Youtube.