regions and districts

[Fmr. Gov. NickG]

I think the regions are fine as they are.  The Plains region has slightly more states than the other regions, but most of those states are entirely unpopulated, so who cares?  This is the map that got the most votes in both a poll pitting it against ten other maps and the final amendments vote.

As for the districts, they are already unbalanced, so they will have to be changed according to the census.  When they will be changed I have no idea.

[Fmr. Gov. NickG]

How about this:

Add Montana to the West
Add Missouri to the Southeast
Pretend North and South Dakota are only one state

Do I hear any objections from Dakota residents?  Anyone?

[Fmr. Gov. NickG]

How about this:

Add Montana to the West
Add Missouri to the Southeast
Pretend North and South Dakota are only one state

Do I hear any objections from Dakota residents?  Anyone?

For the record, I have NO objection to leaving the regions are they are.

[Fmr. Gov. NickG]

Thats because you created it, Harry

The regions need 10 states, and the distriicts need equal members, as per the constitution.

We can't change regions once they are set, and once we have senators for those regions-they are permanent, as it says in the constitution-so, lets settle it now.

I'll create a new thread JUST for 10 state proposals. I know it it the 50 millionth one, but we really need to get this right.

The 10-state idea is in Amendment IV of the constitution proposed by DemRepDan.  We didn't approve this amendment...we approved an alternative map that doesn't have exactly ten states in each region.  But their is nothing in the part of the Constitution that we approved (the main body) that mandates 10-state regions.