From: Monte Davis 

Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near the
bridge"> wrote:

> A bit like why in your country people
>gerrymander senate/congressional seats etc.

Back when the practice came to be named for Massachusetts governor Elbridge
Gerry, I'm sure it was just nostalgia for the home country -- as close as
we could get to rotten boroughs :-)

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