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Re:Five Oregon counties vote to leave state, create 'Greater... by omni on Thursday May 20, 2021 @06:23PM (#27228186)
Well for one, House representatives are apportioned based on population.
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Re:Five Oregon counties vote to leave state, create 'Greater... by KeytarHero on Thursday May 20, 2021 @07:02PM (#27228527)
Is there enough population in these counties to make any difference?
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Re:Five Oregon counties vote to leave state, create 'Greater... by Ericson2314 on Thursday May 20, 2021 @06:45PM (#27228396)
That's fine, it doesn't matter what state the representative is associated with, and baring rounding errors the number of representatives would stay roughly the same?

The more worrisome effect is on the electoral college and the senate, but I think tying this to DC statehood would get rid of that.

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Re:Five Oregon counties vote to leave state, create 'Greater... by Thrymr on Thursday May 20, 2021 @07:11PM (#27228605)
> it doesn't matter what state the representative is associated with, and baring rounding errors the number of representatives would stay roughly the same?

The [Republican] Idaho legislature would get to gerrymand the districts instead of the [Democratic] Oregon legislature.

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Re:Five Oregon counties vote to leave state, create 'Greater... by Ericson2314 on Thursday May 20, 2021 @07:29PM (#27228750)
Fair point I didn't think that far. But now as I do, per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idaho%27s_congressional_distri... they are all Republican by wide margin already, so there's no real gerrymandering to do.
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