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[billroper]

Have I mentioned how much I hate gerrymandering?

(By the way, can we take as given that my opinion on the subject is "Bad when done by Republicans, bad when done by Democrats, good if we can all manage to give it up, but unilateral disarmament is probably a bad idea as it benefits the crooks in charge."?)

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[billroper]

Yes, well, that's traditional. In order to annex O'Hare, Chicago ran its boundaries down the middle of a river...

[almeda.livejournal.com]

I am also bemused at the very Chicago-ness of my mixed pride, queasiness, and knowledge-that-I-will-benefit at/from the fact that our new alderman is Deb Mell -- yes, of those Mells. She knows how to kick ass, take names, and make sure things get done ... the Chicago System in full swell. The City That Works, indeed; but at least I don't pretend it's "fair" or "democratic".

It's definitely modern feudalism. But it can be FUNCTIONAL, in a city-government sense, if well performed, IMHO. Daley fils was a power-mad dictator, but he was one whose policy aims I mostly agreed with, don'cha know, so I kind of argued with myself every election.

I also love that (my) Alderman Mell's publicly stated that she's going to marry her long-time girlfriend (and now legally civil-unionized "domestic partner") the instant it is legal to do so in Illinois.