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> Absurd. To use just one example, if the US Gov has that mandate, why is extreme gerrymandering allowed?

Because worthwhile barriers to gerrymandering are difficult and complex to construct. Effective barriers would need to be overseen and updated by capable, uncompromised people.

Instead, it is easier for Gov to yield to its political handlers. There are lots of reasons for this; I think those reasons can be grouped together under one human failing:

    No One Anywhere Wants To Clean Their Own House



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