For 200 years, US Political parties have been rearranging US Congressional districts within states to pack political opponents into as few districts as possible. This has led to districts that benefit the party in power by reducing or effectively eliminating competition for House seats.
In the 2012 election, 1.3 million more votes were cast for Democratic House candidates but Republicans kept the House majority.
Some states are now considering the same scheme for the way they allocate their electoral college votes. This could allow presidents to be routinely elected by a minority of votes cast.
Article 1, Section 4 of the Constitution allows Congress "at any time by law (to) make or alter such (election) regulations..."
It's time to create an independent agency to eliminate gerrymandering.
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