You know, Texas, there's a word for that.

[azurelunatic]

It's an old one, and I believe it to have been an ugly one.

Gerrymandering.

Assholes.

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[technocracygirl.livejournal.com]

Heh. You heard that report too?

I beleive Molly Ivins has a mention of something similar in Molly Ivins Can't Say That, Can She?. As I recall, there was a barbell-shaped district in that one too.

Feh. Grid off the entire country.

[azurelunatic]

I have friends in Texas.

[azurelunatic]

Though you might have to tweak borders a little at irregularly-bordered states.

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[technocracygirl.livejournal.com]

True. And it would mean that a big city, forex, would only have one rep, thus skewing demographics towards rural.

So some sort of grid-based system where grid size is adjusted for population?

Not sure, but a barbell-shaped district sure as heck ain't it.

[azurelunatic]

Yeah. Something like that. And maybe partial cells on the grid are merged.

[kdorian.livejournal.com]

I find myself thrilled with the Texas demos. Sneaking off in secret so the Rangers wouldn't catch up with them before they crossed the border - HEE!

[azurelunatic]

Yep.