... the absolutely LAST thing we need to do is make sure that people over 65 still NEED to remain employed!
BTW - re-districting on a purely geographical basis is also not such a great idea. What we really ought to do is see to it that the POPULATION size of each district is reasonably equal. Another problem I'd love to figure out, along these same lines, is how to address the "block vote" issue.
The county I live in, and the one immediately to our south, both have communities with a preponderance of Chassidic Jews (one in my county, two to our south). Mind you, I'm Jewish myself, but not to the same extent, if you will. In these communities, a council of 10 men meet to decide how the ENTIRE community will vote - few, if any, dare to stray from this mandate. These block votes often sway elections, thus the candidates have a tendency to offer certain concessions to the community leaders, in exchange for the thousands of votes the block will bring. These communities tend to vote against public education (as they all send their children to private religious schools), and essentially ANY public service (libraries, infrastructure, etc.) that might possibly benefit "the goyim" (the term really means anyone who isn't Jewish, but as they use it, it also be includes those deemed "not Jewish ENOUGH" - me, for instance.)
I think the ideal solution for this would be to say "geography be damned", and combine these 3 communities, far-flung though they may be, into a single congressional district. Then, their votes will determine ONLY who will represent their limited interests.
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