The California State Supreme Court just handed Schwarzenegger a victory in getting his reform of redistricting procedures onto the ballot. Put this together with the efforts of Democrats and labor activists to get such a measure on Ohio's ballot and we may have a movement. Republicans would lose a few seats in Ohio and Democrats would probably lose a few seats in California. But it would be a great step towards reforming our scandalous system of gerrymandering incumbent-protected seats if two of the biggest states were to make such a change. I would expect to see activists of both parties to start the ball rolling in other states. All in all, the 2010 census could lead to some very interesting new districting lines.

If incumbents weren't so sure of reelection in the House of Representatives it would change the dynamics of politics there. If more representatives came from districts where reelection was not an assured matter, they would be more inclined towards compromise and less inclined towards extremism on either end of the spectrum. This could change the entire environment of Washington politics.