,,iv #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #cf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #aj1 #bjai,mr4 ,lowenthal 7for himself and ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,,resolution ,expressing the sense of the ,house of ,representatives that congressional redistricting should be reformed to remove political gerrymandering4 ,whereas political gerrymandering occurs when politicians draw their own congressional district lines to protect their self-interest at the expense of creating districts that reflect communities of interest2 ,whereas political gerrymandering can result in decreased electoral competition between congressional candidates1 and in turn decreased responsiveness by ,members of ,congress to their voters' interests2 ,whereas political gerrymandering can be used to split or pack certain demographic and political groups into congressional districts in order to disproportionately diminish their representation in ,congress2 ,whereas political gerrymandering can be used to protect the majority party and punish the minority party2 ,whereas political gerrymandering can decrease ,americans' faith and trust in congressional elections2 ,whereas political gerrymandering is generally harmful to our democracy2 ,whereas many ,states have taken great strides to ameliorate political gerrymandering1 ranging from ,hawaii and ,california to ,arizona and ,ohio2 ,whereas the ,united ,states ,constitution provides the authority for ,congress to regulate elections and redistricting2 and ,whereas the ,supreme ,court has affirmed ,congress' authority provided in the ,united ,states ,constitution to regulate elections and redistricting3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that it is the sense of the ,house of ,representatives that congressional redistricting should be reformed to remove political gerrymandering4