On Mon, Apr 29, 2002 at 10:16:49AM +1000, Russell Chapman wrote: > Haven't they been trying to find an answer to this since > 1812? Elbridge Gerry may have been the first, but he was hardly the > best (worst?) at this sort of thing. We had our state government here > kept incumbent for several terms using this method during the 1970s > and 1980s. There have been all sorts of statistical models devised, > but they all seem open to interpretation during implementation.
Like many issues, I don't think anyone has come up with a perfect solution. But my interpretation of the situation, based largely on the article, is that things in many states are bad and getting worse. But there are a number of BETTER ways of districting, which while not being perfect, are worth implementing in the quest to make the elections more fair than they are now. -- "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.erikreuter.com/
