Given my low opinion of most of them one of DC's dirty little secrets is just how powerful the staffs have become. If we had an honest press corp someone would be doing a deep dive on this.
Gerrymandering
- Thread starter K9Patriot
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We just had a Presidency run this way....
Hunter had a $125k a month WH expense account with zero accountability
Catskillkid
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I love the idea but the Dems would figure out a way to break-up counties to get more D reps.
Thinking about it more
It could quite possibly be a better move for 1 County 1 rep at the state level.
If you look, n.y. would be a red state
Many states would change to that as well.
Then have the 2 senators 2 reps scenario in the federal government perhaps
It could quite possibly be a better move for 1 County 1 rep at the state level.
If you look, n.y. would be a red state
Many states would change to that as well.
Then have the 2 senators 2 reps scenario in the federal government perhaps
spat
.700 Nitro Express
Here's a *very* simple algorithm that could be used for redistricting a state and would make gerrymandering impossible.
Divide the state in half along a north south line such that 50% of the states population is on either side.
Then divide each half by an east west line to make equal population areas again.
Keep going till you have the required number of districts.
Now, that would only work if the number of representatives was a power of 2. But if you change the number of divisions in each step you can get any number you need. Maybe just use the prime factorization of the number of reps you are looking for or something like that.
But, the bottom line is it should absolutely be a simple deterministic algorithm based on nothing but geometry and population statistics.