"The biggest problem with redistricting is not that politicians draw the lines. After all, if we don’t like what they do, we can vote them out of office. Moreover, states can limit abuses by setting standards for redistricting. For example, they can require that redrawn districts respect city and county lines or that lawmakers keep districts as geographically compact as possible.
Supposedly “nonpolitical” redistricting commissions actually just move politics from out in the open to behind closed doors. Their results depend almost entirely on the selection criteria used to appoint commission members, and those criteria are often biased. Appointed commissioners are not answerable to the voting public, and that very insulation from the electorate makes them undemocratic."
Han von Spakovsky on redistricting: GOP big redistricting winner?
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