Comments on: Redistricting Watch: Play the Game http://themoderatevoice.com/13442/redistricting-watch-play-the-game/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:08:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: The redistricting game « Greg Prince’s Blog http://themoderatevoice.com/13442/redistricting-watch-play-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-85495 The redistricting game « Greg Prince’s Blog Wed, 13 Jun 2007 04:24:29 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/13442/redistricting-watch-play-the-game/#comment-85495 [...] Hat thi:  The Moderate Voice [...] [...] Hat thi:  The Moderate Voice [...]

]]> By: DLS http://themoderatevoice.com/13442/redistricting-watch-play-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-85384 DLS Tue, 12 Jun 2007 17:34:57 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/13442/redistricting-watch-play-the-game/#comment-85384 If we had proportional representation, in cases where the number of seats total was, say, five or more, the elections could simply be at-large and this entire problem would be neatly avoided. Short of that, if local representation were desired, it should not be hard to require "maximum thickness" districts (the shape everyone would recognize as common-sense) of contiguous Census districts or ZIP codes. County lines could and also should be incorporated. If we had proportional representation, in cases where the number of seats total was, say, five or more, the elections could simply be at-large and this entire problem would be neatly avoided.

Short of that, if local representation were desired, it should not be hard to require “maximum thickness” districts (the shape everyone would recognize as common-sense) of contiguous Census districts or ZIP codes. County lines could and also should be incorporated.

]]> By: superdestroyer http://themoderatevoice.com/13442/redistricting-watch-play-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-85368 superdestroyer Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:05:52 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/13442/redistricting-watch-play-the-game/#comment-85368 Why would the Democrats go along with some type of fair redistricting. It looks like the Democrats will be able to eliminate 30 or more Republicans Congressmen by 2112? I wonder who will be the last Republican congressman who comes from a state East of Ohio and north of virginia and how soon it will happen? Why would the Democrats go along with some type of fair redistricting. It looks like the Democrats will be able to eliminate 30 or more Republicans Congressmen by 2112?

I wonder who will be the last Republican congressman who comes from a state East of Ohio and north of virginia and how soon it will happen?

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