The Borders Act

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Here's an idea to help redistricting and the NY bottleneck.  It'll also fix the fact that AK and HI dont border anything.

The Borders Act.
Section 1.  The following sets of states shall be considered "bordering" for the purpose of redistricting:  New York and Michigan; New Jersey and Connecticut; Alaska and Washington; Hawaii and California; Michigan and Minnesota.

If anyone has suggestions on other sets, or would like to see states taken out, please suggest.  I really think this would help solve some redistricting problems.

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That would give some states double representation. that's a no-no.

how?  It just eases the redistricting process by "creating" borders between states.

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Hmmm, we could split PA into two states, and do the same with NY.  East/west on PA and NYC/upstate for NY, and have everyone register in one or the other.

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Hmmm, we could split PA into two states, and do the same with NY.  East/west on PA and NYC/upstate for NY, and have everyone register in one or the other.

As I say, that is impractical because:
1. We would have to decide where the new borders would be.
2. Its a buggar for people already registered there to have work out which half they want.
3. What do we do with the people who inevitably don't bother to pick one half of the State to move into?

1. Not a problem.
2. Whichever side they live on.
3. We could call one "Pennsylvania" and the other "Allegheny" or something.  So people would at first be all registered in PA, and if they wanted could switch to Allegheny.

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On behalf of my constituents in PA and NY, I strongly oppose any attempt to split the states in two, for the reasons Attorney General Peter Bell has specified.  Not only will it be rather unruly, it would also make the registration process more complicated for those in these states than for those living in other states.  It is unfair to force these measures upon registered voters simply because of their geographic location.

well something needs to be done to make redistricting not only easier but also giving more options, and these are the only two ways I can think of doing it:  "creating" borders or splitting states