The odds are pretty low, however, of this kind of radical moderation becoming a major force in Congress anytime soon. ... West points out some of the forces leading Americans to sort themselves into like-minded ideological groupings, which—combined with computer-driven gerrymandering,..…

Constitution: create a new state out of an existing state through approval of both the state legislature and Congress? ... It happened when Maine split from Massachusetts in 1820, and again when West Virginia split from Virginia in 1863 during the Civil War. ..…