Scranton Times-Tribune Calls For Independent Map-Drawing Commissions

The Scranton Times-Tribune argues that independent commissions, not politicians, should draw political maps. That position reflects the long-running debate over gerrymandering and whether removing mapmaking from elected officials would make elections fairer. It also raises the usual tension between reformers who want less partisan control and skeptics who see unelected bodies as just another layer of insulated power. Read more about this...