Re:Our democracy is broken. Why can't technology fix it?
by ericst on Thursday April 19, 2018 @07:57AM
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Thank you for you answer. Would doing without districts altogether for federal legislator be a possibility? And on state level you could model on the congress with one chamber based on districts' majority and one other on population?
Re:Our democracy is broken. Why can't technology fix it?
by maxerickson on Thursday April 19, 2018 @08:11AM
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It's not a near term practical possibility, it would require a Constitutional amendment.
For states, they each get to decide how to structure their own government. Many do have 2 houses. Here the upper house is elected from larger districts than the lower house, but each member represents 1 district.
The districts only change every 10 years. The motivation is to keep the variation in population between the districts low.