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Re:The Supreme Court discussed my research on gerrymandering... by nathancahill on Friday October 06, 2017 @02:39PM (#15419237)
At the risk of devolving the thread into political flamebait, the issue isn't geographic vicinity or physical and metaphorical disconnect. It's a financial disconnect: the money funding representatives comes outside the constituency. All of the other issues you described stem from that.

See: The refusal of representatives to hold town halls. They literally don't represent their constituents anymore.

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Re:The Supreme Court discussed my research on gerrymandering... by durgiston on Friday October 06, 2017 @02:49PM (#15419313)
This is a different issue. No reason we can't also fix gerrymandering. Also, while outside money certainly is an issue, there is still research showing the limited effectiveness of money in politics. It only goes so far, whereas siloing opposing voters can be at least as effective, and more permanent.
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