gerrymandering and not splitting township
Because PA legislators have demonstrated unfairness in gerrymandering, you cannot talk here about the topic of gerrymandering without mentioning Party! That is what gerrymandering is, an unfair process. It's obvious, the purpose is to find the formula to get more of one's Party in State power as the Philadelphia gerrymandering managed to do this last round. In gerrymandering PA, this past opportunity tried to keep counties in tact. Surely, that means townships, too! Years back, a team of 5, both parties had input, despite Republican control, including a judge, and, Republicans bent over backwards to be fair with the decision making. That was still a fight. Then came the recent unfair way of a liberal judge assigning one liberal professor to decide PA's fate. Now, with Republican control of the House, surely a Republican area as Peters Township can have some input. This time, I would hope and request, you would leave Peters Township in tact, both House and Senate districts. Do not cause the confusion of division of a township and precincts. It is confusion to do what was done to Bethel Park, an arbitrary township split for House District. And, even more confusing is lumping Upper St Clair in with areas that are nothing like the township of USC. Candidates knew one part, but had no idea about and could not speak for the other end of that 18th Congressional district, one area with record crime. So, please do not divide Peters Township into pieces nor, divide the precincts in this process. It is the same as it is illogical to send us to other townships to vote... unless one's motive was to discourage voting.