Just because one party did it (like that horrible I-85 corridor district) doesn't make it right.
And the democrats haven't had to use gerrymandering for 100 years to maintain their powerbase. They were the majority party in the south until the civil rights era. (Ie. Strom Thurmond)
As an independant I hope North Carolina will eventually adopt a method redistricting that takes it out of the hands of party officials and bases it purely on population.
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