tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post2906742572144919941..comments2024-03-28T16:12:08.205-04:00Comments on Eaton Rapids Joe: GerrymanderingEaton Rapids Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-32409832507657656022018-10-25T16:44:51.523-04:002018-10-25T16:44:51.523-04:00"Safe districts makes the legislature look mo... "Safe districts makes the legislature look more like the population than if the districts were homogenized. Imagine a state that was 49.9% one party and 50.1% the other. If districts were "balanced" then the legislature would be 100% of the majority party and 0% the minority party, even though the minority party was 49.9% of the population. "<br /><br />Exactly!<br /><br /><br />Jason Gillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08936369955945345359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-27883291823904657202018-10-25T12:33:52.637-04:002018-10-25T12:33:52.637-04:00Very good explanation, Joe. I was against this on...Very good explanation, Joe. I was against this one, as well. I tend to vote against any rule changes that are only done for a single party. Gerrymandering seems just fine, when it benefits the Democratic party, but now with the Republicans in charge, suddenly the method of writing districts is nearly as evil as that snake in the garden of Eden.pigpen51https://www.blogger.com/profile/01036907880805485560noreply@blogger.com