On 11/08/2010 08:58 AM, JBoppjr@aol.com
wrote:
It will be interesting to see how Jon's promotion of random
selection works out when the Calif redistricting comm is randomly
selected. I wonder what are the efforts leading up to that to try to
manipulate the process.
I got a report, as yet unconfirmed, that the framers of that
reform got the idea from reading my stuff. Of course, if any process can be
manipulated it will be. It had better be supervised by a grand jury for
execution of the selection.
Randomly selected panels need to supervise the selection of other randomly
selected panels. It is too important not to have a lot of independent people
watching.
That still leaves the question of how computer mapping software is used in
drawing the maps. If they do it right they will not attempt to do things like
protect incumbents. Better to have little if any human input into the drawing.
Let the computer do it.
-- Jon
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