American Constitution Society :: Columbia Law School

President:
Kate Sauser

Vice President:
Megan Crowley

Events Chair:
Mina Nasseri

Finance Chair:
Max Dubin

External Relations Chair:
Adam Sparks

Media Chair:
Zeke Hill

3L Representatives:
Jake Honigman
Laird Nelson

1L Representatives:
Ron Balfour
Taylor Kirklin
Lisa Knox

Assistant Finance Chair:
Helen Mayer

Assistant Media Chairs:
Ken Aulet
Zach Weintraub

ACS is a national organization of law students, law professors, practicing lawyers and others. We seek to revitalize and transform the legal debate, to counter the narrow conservative vision of American law that lacks appropriate regard for the ways in which the law affects people's lives. We seek to restore the fundamental principles of respect for human dignity, protection of individual rights and liberties, genuine equality, and access to justice to their rightful - and traditionally central - place in American law.

The American Constitution Society is a non-partisan, non-profit educational organization. We do not, as an organization, lobby, litigate, or take positions on specific issues, cases, legislation, or nominations. We do encourage our members to express their views and make their voices heard. The views expressed on this blog are those of individual ACS members and are not written on behalf of the organization.

Monday, October 23, 2006

Google Earthy-mander

Google has just added a bevy of election information to its fantastic Google Earth product.

Users of Google Earth will notice a new layer called "2006 US Election Guide." Once activated this layer displays red lines to indicate our various Congressional districts, along with information regarding candidates purusing these seats this November.

Below is a snapshot of those candidates pursuing Tom DeLay's vacated 22nd District, Texas seat.

Far more interesting than the information available about candidates is this easy birds-eye view of the gerrymandering that has captured our system. Click on any of the cities below to see the monsters that Safe Seat congressional districting has created: