First, gerrymandering has been around since the very first Congressional election. Want to blame someone, blame Patrick Henry and the anti-Federalist party.
Second, we have the means of combating this within the very structure of our government. Maybe this whole redistricting thing will finally reveal our real problem, state legislatures. I mean for the love of all that is holy, those damn reps are off the flipping chain crazy. And I don't care the party, both of them have full blown crazies out there. It is these people that have been the driving force behind all that has changed. It is time to clean house at the local level.