Redistricting: Just because it’s legal doesn’t make it ethical

Redistricting: Just because it’s legal doesn’t make it ethical

The recent redistricting fights in Texas and California are the latest symptom of what’s broken in American politics: too often, we treat legality as if it were the same thing as ethics. Both states are legally redrawing congressional maps mid-decade. Both are open about the partisan advantage they hope to secure. And yet, if this all feels wrong to voters, that’s because it is. Just because politicians can do something doesn’t mean they should.…