Hi Matt,
Interesting. I've been wondering what the best alternative to PR is
for dealing with gerrymandering, and whether there was a mathematical
definition that would provide a reasonable definition of locality yet
be mostly immune from political biasing.
On Jan 6, 2004, at 4:49 PM, [EMAIL
On 2004-01-06, James Gilmour uttered:
>And we here in the UK already know that virtual districts are not worth a
>second thought, at least, not here. [...] Locality and community are very
>important.
I agree, but for a different reason. If we impose democratic rule on a
group of people, we're ess
> James wrote
> > I respect your sincerity, but you are not living in the
> real world of practical
> > politics. Electors want real districts, not virtual districts.
Matt wrote
> Maybe, but if there is a solution to a real problem then we
> cannot know if the solution will be adopted without
