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In response to "Got this email forward the other day. Arguably a good idea, but..." by Dr.Vermin

Term limits.....we have them already. They're called elections. -- nm

Posted by Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz) Aug 2 '11, 10:37

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This. - Stephen Aug 2, 10:43
Of course, gerymanderying (sp) keeps seats safe, something that CA has also taken steps to remedy at the state level (to extend my example) -- nm - con_carne Aug 2, 10:40 18
- That's one thing I'm upset about. Districts should be drawn non-partisanly, somehow. - nubby Aug 2, 10:43 16
  - Again, CA has implemented steps in this regard. Lines are drawn by a nonpartisan panel now. - con_carne Aug 2, 11:11
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  - why not just logical geographical borders? i know, it's crazy, but.... -- nm - Andie Aug 2, 10:46 12
    - There's plenty of logical ways to approach lines. Problem is, lines get drawn by human beings... human beings who are in the business of making deals -- nm - con_carne Aug 2, 11:15 1
      - i honestly think you guys are the only people who do this. -- nm - Andie Aug 2, 11:17
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      - do you mean 'wildly uneven' in terms of population numbers? then those are, logically, bigger. but, just bigger, not zig zagged all over. -- nm - Andie Aug 2, 10:54 2
        
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        sorry, yeah, i didn't mean necessarily like rivers or coasts, just one street through town is a border, another main street east west becomes another. -- nm - Andie Aug 2, 11:16
    - The scientist in me says there should be a maximum geometrical eccentricity to each district's borders. -- nm - nubby Aug 2, 10:47 5
      - or just have an acceptable range for the ratio of area to circumference? -- nm - znufrii Aug 2, 10:48 4
        
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        apart from being impossible for eevry district in a given state? Sure! -- nm - znufrii Aug 2, 10:57 2
        
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        you're exactly right. - znufrii Aug 2, 11:00
  - shyeahright. -- nm - loosilu Aug 2, 10:44
- Right, but that's why you tear down the incumbency barriers like money and such....not just wholesale chuck people out - Will Hunting Aug 2, 10:42

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