When I lauded the idea of Representatives being chosen from single-member districts to keep them close to their constituents, I should have stipulated that it's only good if we use some of the gerrymander-proof redistricting methods discussed on the list recently. Otherwise these districts let politicians pick voters, destroying any real political competition.
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