The US Redrawn As 50 Equally Populated States

First time accepted submitter Daniel_Stuckey writes "Bam! For anyone that's paid a speck of attention to the tedium of political redistricting, which happens while a state grows unevenly, (and must dynamically respond to density, electorate disparity, natural resources and ridgelines, etc.), this is straight out of some psychedelic dream. For Democrats, it could be straight out of a nightmare. That's because Freeman's map necessitates 50 equally populous United States. His methods for creating the map are explained thusly: 'The algorithm was seeded with the fifty largest cities. After that, manual changes took into account compact shapes, equal populations, metro areas divided by state lines, and drainage basins. In certain areas, divisions are based on census tract lines... The suggested names of the new states are taken mainly from geographical features.'"

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[rohan972]

Looks like the catholics have mod points today. Just in case I wasn't clear: the catholic church is an evil organisation. It is way past due time for every member of the church to acknowledge it. Every catholic who supports the church hierarchy in any way, whether by attendance at services, sending their children to catholic schools, donating money or working in catholic organizations is supporting systematic child abuse. This should be proclaimed loudly and often until it is widely considered to be shameful and disgusting to admit to catholicism.