GERRYMANDERING
Post-film discussion with special guests:
Steve Bickerstaff, U of T professor and author of LINES IN THE SAND
Linda Curtis, Independent Texans
Guillermo Garcia, San Antonio Express-News
Monday, Jan 24 at Ritz
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Right now, politicians are gearing up for the once-a-decade battle to decide who will control Congress for the next ten years or more. Behind the scenes, and away from the prying eyes of their constituents, they are jostling for control of the ultimate political weapon - the ability to directly determine the outcome of elections. Why bother with stuffing ballots when you can just draw your own districts?
In GERRYMANDERING, filmmaker Jeff Reichert exposes the most effective form of manipulating elections short of outright fraud. District lines are re-drawn to suit the interests of a few and manipulated for political gain. Democrats and Republicans collude to ensure their own re-elections while our whole democratic process is threatened. GERRYMANDERING covers this important facet of our political process, and does so in a way that is both informative and easily digestible.
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