Districts should be drawn by population

I think we can all see pretty clearly that there are problems with our so-called "two-party" system. Voters of course bear the ultimate accountability, but the crude bipartisanship following our dishearteningly divisive election only foreshadows Indiana's upcoming reapportionment.\nGerrymandering legislative districts has always been an embarrassingly political exercise, and not many people understand just how lastingly destructive it really is.\nI suggest that we demand mathematical sensibility from our public servants. I propose legislative districts with straight lines and perhaps even a right angle or two. I propose that we completely disregard any party affiliation, and draw legislative maps based on population alone.\nWith all the fine minds in Indiana universities, it'd be quite simple to obtain an impartial, efficient and logical formula for drawing our political maps.\nWe'd spare ourselves a lot of bickering and expense if we would apply a rational formula and let the next 10 years be ruled by reason instead of entrenched politicians and multimillion-dollar campaigns.\nThe alternative isn't good. Campaigns are already a parasitic drain, and as more and more power descends upon fewer and fewer (and perhaps smaller and smaller) heads, we can no longer turn our back on our age-old enemies, corruption and greed.\nPlease, fellow Hoosiers, call your state representative and senator; urge them to consider reason over polarity. No more rigged elections, no more permanent politicians; let's bring real and open competition into our democratic process.\nAnd let's kick the powerbrokers out.