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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-05 11:58 PM Original message |
Simple solution to end gerrymandering |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-05 12:04 AM Response to Original message |
1. Well, the problem would be that minorities |
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Jonathan_Hoag (112 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-05 12:17 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. How would they be disenfrechised? |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-05 12:38 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. They would be outnumbered |
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Jonathan_Hoag (112 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-05 10:17 AM Response to Reply #7 |
13. They would have the same vote as anyone else? |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-05 01:17 AM Response to Reply #1 |
11. a lot of democrats would vote for Maxine Waters ahead of GOP-lite dems |
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Jonathan_Hoag (112 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-05 12:08 AM Response to Original message |
2. That looks a lot of like the parliamentary system in much of Europe |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-05 12:11 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. I really hate to bring this up |
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Jonathan_Hoag (112 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-05 12:25 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Homogenity has nothing to do with it |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-05 12:35 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Minorities are fringe people? |
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Jonathan_Hoag (112 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-05 12:40 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Can you read properly? |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-05 03:56 AM Response to Reply #8 |
18. my idea still allows for candidates to focus on narrower constituencies. |
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ashmanonar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-05 12:53 AM Response to Original message |
9. i think if we got rid of the fools in power |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-05 01:15 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. can't put all our eggs in one basket. |
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ashmanonar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-05 01:21 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. well, i'm just saying. |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-05 04:39 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. follow GOP model--roll lots of balls, so other side can't stop all |
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ashmanonar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-05 04:49 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. yep! |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-05 09:05 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. get congressmen and senators to grow balls, then roll |
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ashmanonar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-05 11:52 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. if we can get them going. |
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