I read with some interest the letter by Albert Nalley about the redistricting process in Maryland ("Courts the only solution to make drawing of new district lines fair," Catonsville Times, Feb. 1).
While I do agree in large part with his arguments, I have to say, with all due respect, that besides the Maryland General Assembly, the last people on Earth we want planning redistricting is any court whatsoever.
Ten years ago, the redistricting process wound its way through the Maryland courts and the result is the set of ridiculous districts we've had to endure for the past decade.
In truth, the federal courts would only make a bigger mess than we already have, courtesy of our own state courts.
I have come to believe that the only reliable solution to Maryland's redistricting dilemma is to take the same steps as Florida citizens recently did. They passed a "Fair Districts" constitutional amendment, requiring legislators to stop the political nonsense and create truly fair voting districts.
Such a constitutional amendment, and only such a constitutional amendment, seems to be the way to rein in the redistricting abuses and gerrymandering so rampant among our legislators.
Rudolf Lamy
Catonsville