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This computer programmer solved gerrymandering in his spare time
Washington Post ^
| 2014-06-03
| Christopher Ingraham
Posted on 06/03/2014 1:13:21 PM PDT by justlurking
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To: justlurking
Examples of Xtreme Gerrymandering:
To: FatherofFive
The Constitution calls for one representative for every 30,000 citizens. We should have 10,000 representatives. This would eliminate gerrymandering. It would eliminate lobbying - you cant lobby 5000 required for a vote. The reps would live in their districts and vote by the internet And they get paid the mean average income in the country or state.)
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posted on
06/03/2014 4:21:00 PM PDT
by
Doomonyou
(Let them eat Lead.)
To: FatherofFive
one rep per 750,000 citizens. the 30,000 may have been original but it isn’t that now.
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posted on
06/03/2014 5:42:40 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: justlurking
Gerrymandering is fine, many times these “independent panels” are code for leftist packed bureaucratic committees. No thanks, and since WE have to contend with so called “majority-minority” districts (by law) that means that WE must gerrymander too, sorry the anti-gerrymander bunch are just pie-in-the sky naive people!
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posted on
06/03/2014 7:00:36 PM PDT
by
JSDude1
To: zeestephen
You left out the most important information.How does that redistricted Texas map vote compared to how the current district map votes?
Number of GOP congressmen - up or down?
I really don't care. If we agreed on an algorithm, and the application of said system to validated census data would always generate the same map, I don't care who 'wins'.
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06/03/2014 7:21:45 PM PDT
by
zeugma
(I have never seen anyone cross the street to avoid a black man in a suit.)
To: JSDude1
Jonah Goldberg's already written about the need for a bigger House at least
once here.
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posted on
06/03/2014 7:25:33 PM PDT
by
tenger
(It's a good thing we don't get all the government we pay for. -Will Rogers)
To: Gen.Blather
yeah gerrymandering is like the rent controlled buildings of politics. Shady, slimy and should be illegal!
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