[Magdalen] Gerrymandering was Canada's election

[Sibyl Smirl]

Yes, gerrymandering is a power play, a political tactic usable and used 
by either party when it's in power at the time and can get away with it.

Redistricting, however, is a simple, practical necessity that's 
occasionally needed to keep districts in parity with each other in the 
number of votes. Our most recent redistricting happened when we were 
reduced from five to four representatives, and our districts were 
therefore reduced from five to four, and needed to be redrawn. 
Redistricting _should_ result in simple, neat lines on the map.  When it 
doesn't, then it's gerrymandering.

I'm not arguing with anybody on the desirability and nature of 
gerrymandering.  What I started with was Scott's post in which he 
implied that they were synonymous, which they almost are, but with 
different characteristic results on the maps.


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