Conservatives, Cranks, etc.

Note from a former conservative about his change of heart and the neocon kleptocracy.

Now, I don’t want to sound like a crank, but the New Yorker had a great article about the redistricting system, in which it described an “unholy alliance” between various electoral groups. But really– is it an alliance between the rich and the stupid, as some suggest? Are we really moving toward fascism? Is Krugman right that we’re undermining the foundations of democracy in our own nation?

I don’t think things are all that bad, but it’s true that our voting machines are owned by Republicans. Our registration systems are owned by Republicans. The districts are owned by Republicans. There oughta be a fair fight. Districting ought to create fair fights and reasonable electoral groupings… things like a neighborhood, a city, a region. Maybe not– maybe it needs to be all in squares, no matter what.