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Re:Death to the Gerrymander by Taek on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @02:48AM (#13363374)
Well, ideally everyone is proportionally represented at every level of government. So you'd want a 5/4 split at the top level, where each person has a representative that they like.

You'd almost want gerrymandering, but of a different sort. Traditional gerrymandering makes some districts win by 100/0 and the rest lose 49/51 to marginalize as many people as possible.

But perhaps more fair would be perfect gerrymandering - every district ends up with a 100/0 split. This means you get 5/4 at the top level, while every citizen is represented by someone they voted for.

Districts end up as more of an overlapping blur.

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Re:Death to the Gerrymander by physicalist on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @08:24AM (#13364577)
You want even more partisanship? bc that would be the logical outcome.
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Re:Death to the Gerrymander by AnimalMuppet on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @12:16PM (#13366584)
Yeah, those 100/0 districts are not going to be "in play", as the saying is - they're not going to be a competitive race, ever. That means that all the action will be in the primary. (Of course, with a 100/0 district, maybe that's appropriate...)
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