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frazzled

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5. Regarding this idea, my son was complaining the other day

Reply to longship (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 14, 2013, 02:12 PM

Feb 2013

about the law in Chicago that requires all aldermanic districts (wards) in the city to be the same size (approx. 56,000). This resulted last year in his Hyde Park residence being split off and going to a different ward, with an alderman he thinks is really bad. (He liked the old alderman.)

His point was: equality in ward size means that successful wards that attract population get punished by being reduced while wards that have not developed well gain in stature. It is kind of odd.

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One proposed map of the US with 50 equal-population States [View all] n2doc Feb 2013 OP

Isn't that a silly idea? longship Feb 2013 #1

I think you're missing the point tkmorris Feb 2013 #4

Okay. longship Feb 2013 #7

Political Science standard zipplewrath Feb 2013 #15

But our system was deliberately designed that way. Yo_Mama Feb 2013 #21

Regarding this idea, my son was complaining the other day frazzled Feb 2013 #5

Not that I don't understand your son's point, but ... surrealAmerican Feb 2013 #6

Well, it was done because a bunch of alderman would have lost their jobs frazzled Feb 2013 #12

and the point is? cali Feb 2013 #2

I don't think it necessarily has to have a point Hugabear Feb 2013 #18

I live in the area labeled "Big Thicket". That name ChisolmTrailDem Feb 2013 #3

But, perhaps there are many Bushes in that area? Duer 157099 Feb 2013 #8

Haha! I see what you did there! eom ChisolmTrailDem Feb 2013 #10

people in Oregon would object to living in a state named after a mountain in California yurbud Feb 2013 #9

Neat. Made me recall another alternative map. PETRUS Feb 2013 #11

Better yet, Steinberg's map of the country as viewed from 9th Avenue frazzled Feb 2013 #13

Hadn't seen that! PETRUS Feb 2013 #16

I can see Russia from 9th Avenue! nt treestar Feb 2013 #20

A better idea: strip the Senate of the power to actually do anything. Spider Jerusalem Feb 2013 #14

It could be done by amending the constitution kudzu22 Feb 2013 #17

cool looking treestar Feb 2013 #19

How interesting. SheilaT Feb 2013 #22