“Even in Madison’s day, the practice of gerrymandering for partisan advantage was familiar. In the late seventeen-eighties, there were claims that Patrick Henry had tried to gerrymander Madison himself out of the First Congress. The term was coined during Madison’s Presidency, to mock Elbridge Gerry, the governor of Massachusetts, who in 1811 approved an election district that was said to look like a salamander.”
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Jeffrey Toobin
Jeffrey Toobin is an American lawyer and author known for his in-depth reporting and analysis on the legal and judicial systems. He graduated from Yale University and earned a Juris Doctor degree from Columbia Law School. Toobin served as a legal columnist for The New Yorker magazine and has written best-selling books such as 'The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court'. more
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