Re:Gerrymandering and a cure for it – the shortest splitline...
by rmc on Wednesday September 30, 2015 @04:14AM
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I wonder is this one reason some in the US Establishment are opposed to Peuto Rico being a state? Since it would probably be 2 Democrats?
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Re:Gerrymandering and a cure for it – the shortest splitline...
by Bud on Wednesday September 30, 2015 @08:43AM
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There is no question about it. Same with the District of Columbia and various other places that should arguably already be states. They'd be likely to provide Democratic Senators, so there is a gigantic roadblock to keep this from happening.
Re:Gerrymandering and a cure for it – the shortest splitline...
by philwelch on Wednesday September 30, 2015 @09:24AM
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Likewise, the promise of 2 Democratic senators is the main reason that Democrats are pushing for DC statehood rather than the more logical outcome, which would be retrocession of the city of Washington to Maryland.
Re:Gerrymandering and a cure for it – the shortest splitline...
by pc86 on Wednesday September 30, 2015 @11:00AM
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It's more difficult to make an argument against Puerto Rican statehood, but DC is expressly not a state, and should either remain a federal district with no voting representation or be part of Maryland (as stated elsewhere).