[TBP]

This plan features nice, contiguous, compact districts, not the ridiculous blobs held together by a string that is a cornerstone of Gov. O'Malley's very partisan plan.

Interestingly, the plan would also wind up creating three minority districts, whereas O'Malley's plan only has two -- and their minority population is diminished. Yet the Democrats will claim that the GOP plan is anti-minority.

[Paladin2]

Current districts stretch imagination.

[kevkrom]

Personally, in the age of computers, I don’t see why it would be so hard to do a completely nonpartisan redistricting by using a computer algorithm to draw boundaries around N geographic regions (where N is the number of Congressional districts) such that each region has roughly (within a specified margin of error) the same population, bearing in mind not to split residents of the same street address into different regions, with the minimum combined perimeter size around all regions.

[ConorMacNessa]

I live in what could become the 4th Congressional District if O'Malley's plan is adopted. It takes the art of gerrymandering to a new level.

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[Vigilanteman]

All they have to do is adopt the plan offered by Maryland Republicans.

Both of them?

[cyclotic]

Sad to say, I actually benefit from the rat plan. Andy Harris would become my rep. I just moved to MD, but it will be the first time in my life I was represented by someone who represented my interests. Either way, the republican plan is far better and more equitable.

[TBP]

The House of Delegates approved the O’Malley Gerrymander. Hopefully, we can stop it in the Senate. Maybe, since it reduces the minority presence in the two minority districts, we can file a Voting Rights Act suit.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

But the legisl00ture went ahead and picked the O’Malley map, anyhow.

Maryland “Freak State” PING!