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2005-06-29 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Cyber Sarge 2005-06-29 11:31|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I rather have whatever party is in control ~~Gerrymander~~ draw the district lines, when the courts get involved it goes beyond Gerrymandering into something only a topologist can love.

Posted by Shipman 2005-06-29 13:07|| 2005-06-29 13:07|| Front Page Top

#2 I would hope they redistrict so that there is approximately a 50 50 split between dems and GOP. Then those damned pieces of furniture in Sacto would actually have to please a constituency.
Maybe we could vote out some of the communists and the "Lets become part of Mexico" crowd.

Posted by SockPuppetofDoom2 2005-06-29 13:30|| 2005-06-29 13:30|| Front Page Top

#3 I'm in Mass. Can we borrow your Gov for a few? I'd love to get our Dems running scared.

Posted by Xbalanke 2005-06-29 13:57|| 2005-06-29 13:57|| Front Page Top

#4 Xb,

You need a minimum amount of Republicans to have a contested legislature. Caliphornia is a one party state by Gerrymander, Massachusetts by choice.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-06-29 14:15|| 2005-06-29 14:15|| Front Page Top

#5 LOL, Mrs. D.

That smarts. ;-p

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2005-06-29 14:38|| 2005-06-29 14:38|| Front Page Top

#6 Rather than a 50%/%50 split I'd like them to actually push it as close to 100% as possible. Let folks be lumped together with like thinking voters so they can get a politician to represent their interests rather than sticking 49% of the country being represented by someone they are oppossed to.

Posted by rjschwarz">rjschwarz 2005-06-29 15:42|| rjschwarz.com]">[rjschwarz.com] 2005-06-29 15:42|| Front Page Top

#7 I'd prefer a looser, non-geographic system. After all, where you live/work is probably the least important thing when it comes to representation. How about if they had an open system, with people able to give their proxy (as it were) to whomever thay like. If that person gets enough proxies, s/he's a representative of that group.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2005-06-29 17:30|| 2005-06-29 17:30|| Front Page Top

#8 Most of you have no idea how bad this state is. The Tarnished State is going down for the count if something isn't done soon.

As for me, I'm moving.

Posted by Secret Master 2005-06-29 19:57|| 2005-06-29 19:57|| Front Page Top

#9 I think a non-geographic repesentation system won't work. It will lead to the most well known candidate getting the lion's share of votes. Then marginal, but well organized, minorities can then elect the candidate of their choice in the remaining districts.

I'd like to see an objective criteria used for redistricting (e.g. equal population, contiguous districts such that the all districts minimize the total circumference) and allow any citizen, not just the dominant political party, to submit district maps. May the best proposal win.

Posted by ed 2005-06-29 20:19|| 2005-06-29 20:19|| Front Page Top

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