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« on: February 07, 2015, 01:29:53 PM »
Gerrymandering would be a feature of the system, not a bug. Gerrymandering is fun.
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« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2015, 05:15:46 PM »
I'm undecided on this, but I'm leaning towards supporting it (at least supporting the idea of returning to districts). I think it could inject a lot of conflict and controversy (which is fun) into the game. It would make regional offices important, as Justice Oakvale has pointed out. This would increase interest in governor's races, a lot of which can be very boring these days. Plus, as I've already said, gerrymandering would be a "feature" not a "bug" here. It would give political parties an incentive to organize and focus on winning gubernatorial contests across the country, and it would give voters a reason to pay more attention to these regional races.
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« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2015, 12:55:12 PM »
Aye
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« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2015, 11:35:25 AM »
Aye
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« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2015, 03:23:48 PM »
Aye
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« Reply #5 on: March 12, 2015, 04:25:24 PM »
Abstain
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« Reply #6 on: March 16, 2015, 12:34:57 PM »
Oppose. As we saw this weekend, special elections are one of the more exciting things in this game (and the loss of national special elections is one of the reasons I am likely to vote against the final amendment).
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« Reply #7 on: March 16, 2015, 12:37:56 PM »
Nay
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« Reply #8 on: March 21, 2015, 12:31:28 PM »
I don't think Senators should have any say in how the districts that elect them are drawn. That just encourages corruption and self-serving votes.
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« Reply #9 on: April 23, 2015, 08:40:33 AM »
Reluctant aye, I guess. This is obviously going to fail the regional ratification votes though.
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