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I would really like to hear a pleasant discussion of various ideas.
1 posted on 07/25/2025 6:04:06 AM PDT by eccentric
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To: eccentric

Simplest - disallow a district that crosses municipal or other government borders.

Connie Morella was a favored state level republican in super blue Maryland until Nancy Pelosi got in charge.

She got redistricted out by making her district span two different counties.


26 posted on 07/25/2025 8:21:51 AM PDT by fruser1
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Glad you asked.

Get rid of the 17th amendment, let the state legislators pick the senators. What we have now is Washington DC residents representing state interests.

Double or triple the number of house representatives. With modern technology they don’t need to be in Washington DC. Or replace the capitol building with a larger building to house them. Right now a congressman represents 750k people. That is way too many.

Enact term limits. 10-12 years is plenty. The problem now is when they are bought (and most are) they stay bought.

Audit and get rid of the Federal Reserve. We don’ need a private bank controlling the nations economy.


32 posted on 07/25/2025 9:26:48 AM PDT by crusher2013
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Thanks for all the great ideas. I think one thing we can agree on is that gerrymandering is bad.


34 posted on 07/25/2025 3:04:30 PM PDT by eccentric
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Unconstitutional.

Districts have to be drawn by equal population.


35 posted on 07/25/2025 3:11:45 PM PDT by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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I’m fine with geographical area as the main criteria - but with one change. No congressional district may have more than 6 sides, with a natural boundary such as a river counted as 1 side. This would stop the gerrymandered snake shaped districts.


36 posted on 07/25/2025 8:52:06 PM PDT by Some Fat Guy in L.A. (Still bitterly clinging to rational thought despite its unfashionability)
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