I must respond to Jenny Heiser's post. Local control is a much less important part of democracy than "One Person- One vote". The principal argument presented to the committee is that in Reynolds vs Sims, a redistricting case from 1963. It is personally embarrassing to me to see Minneapolis elected officials essentially aligned with the arguments of the Southern Segregationists. (I note that the bill passed one House committee with a 12-5 vote. We should note that the disparity between the under-represented wards and the over represented wards is over 20% with the former being heavily minority and the latter mainly white. (Reminiscent of Alabama in the 60's). I will use my second post of the day to send out Reynolds vs. Sims, although I may have sent it before.
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