On Sep 4, 2008, at 2:13 PM, Juho wrote:
I like natural districts, so one approach would be to let people say and let history decide. The reason why I find "natural" districts natural in politics is that when people feel like they are part of some community it is easier to find consensus and cooperate within that community. And of course the border lines will then follow whatever natural dividing lines there are.
That seems wrong to me, but I don't have anything but subjective impressions. Certainly for my local city council and school board the community has no more consensus (and perhaps less) than one finds at the state level. If anything, differences become more pronounced locally.
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