The Mobile senate seats I drew make more sense then they're drawn currently, with the black seat spanning across the river into Baldwin county. And they're all at least likely R. Mobile is a solidly Republican county, there's no reason democrats need to be given a freebie state senate there just because it's feasible.
There isn't anything fair about using racial quotas to maximize democratic officeholders in an overwhelmingly republican state. There's no self-evident universal principle that there needs to be any blue districts drawn, even giving the democrats 3 or 4 is practically charity.
There is no reason to span them across the river, I never suggested that and don't know why the current map does.
Mobile county voted 43% Biden. That's not solidly Republican and certainly if going by proportionality it deserves one Dem Senate seat that's extremely easy to draw and very compact, and respects city limits.
Literally the only possible reason you don't want it to happen is to benefit Republicans, that's it. You aren't making "fair and compact" districts at all.
Benefitting republicans and disadvantaging democrats is what redistricting fairness *means.* The fairest map gives the least representation to the political left, since the political left is unfair.
Maybe this will actually get some people to realize what a fundamentally unserious discussion this is or can be held on this issue with you. Or maybe still not...
