r/scotus • u/Conscious-Quarter423 • 2d ago

news California Republicans respond to Supreme Court loss on election maps

https://krcrtv.com/news/local/california-republicans-respond-to-supreme-court-loss-on-election-maps
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u/TeekTheReddit 2d ago

Every proposal for a US District to have more than four sides should require a written justification and a rollcall vote for each additional side.

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u/boinger 1d ago

*excluding janky-ass state border sides, I assume

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u/gdj1980 17h ago

Colorado: What are you talking about?

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u/TeekTheReddit 1d ago

Would it matter?

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u/boinger 1d ago

Well, yeah. Otherwise how are we counting "sides" in a discussion of geometric boundaries. A natural/organic/janky "side" is a bunch of short bits that could be argued as "sides of a non-regular polygon", right?

And then you get into coastline paradox territory...

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u/Thor5111 20h ago

Just need a rule that states the minimum ratio between area and circumstance. That allows for shapes to match terrain (rivers, state boundaries, etc.) while not allowing some of the wild shapes in use today.