Arizona case before Supreme Court could undo California’s independent redistricting | The Sacramento Bee The Sacramento Bee

Arizona case before Supreme Court could undo California’s independent redistricting | The Sacramento Bee The Sacramento Bee: "In 1776, John Adams wrote that “equal interests among the people, should have equal interests in the representative body.”

As fundamental a value as this is, it has proved quite difficult to preserve throughout our history.

Ever since the first federal election in 1788, when Patrick Henry persuaded the Virginia legislature to draw a house district unfavorable to a political enemy, James Madison, the nation has struggled with the evils of gerrymandering.

In 2010, California voters finally passed an initiative that created an independent redistricting commission to perform the decennial duty of making new congressional maps. It was given new criteria to use in drawing the lines that helped ensure that equality of interest."



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