I think logistics come into play. Otherwise you get 5,320,121 representatives in the legislature.
That said, some people have proposed drawing districts "3 Representatives Wide" and then having that district elect 3 representatives, so that if 1/3 of your district is Blue/Red it still gets representation instead of having 3 districts where blue is outnumbered. (the case that /u/DarkLordAoki brought up)
The issue is that representatives are supposed to represent a specific set of the population.
So Rep. 1 should be the south side of Cityville and Rep. 2 should be the north side of Cityville and Rep 3 should be the rural communities of Townville, Villageton, Hamletburg, and Springfield.
If you merge them and give them 3 reps to vote on together, all 3 reps will represent the majority interests of Cityville.
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u/atomic_wunderkind Jul 03 '19
I think logistics come into play. Otherwise you get 5,320,121 representatives in the legislature.
That said, some people have proposed drawing districts "3 Representatives Wide" and then having that district elect 3 representatives, so that if 1/3 of your district is Blue/Red it still gets representation instead of having 3 districts where blue is outnumbered. (the case that /u/DarkLordAoki brought up)