creatures. the lord wanted the government and population of his kingdom to look a certain way so he banished the creatures to the ogar swamp and nobody had any say in the matter. you might recognize the story line from shrek a fiction fantasy. what if something is happening in real life? once a decade after every census, states have the opportunity to redraw the maps that determine congressional districts to reflect the updated populations. in theory it s a good idea. in practice, political parties redistrict to help them win more seats. this year republicans are taking the opportunity to redraw maps to their utmost advantage to a manipulative and democracy crushing degree that deliberately splits up communities of color. paul writes quote this is not ordinary partisan jockeying. it s been taken to an entirely