I'd actually propose that each census we simply divide the total population by that of the smallest state in the union, that makes a House of only 568 members. I'd further reccomend that we ditch the districts and move to a system of proportional representation (preferably the Single Transferable Vote). Absent that, your plan to let the cartographers draw the lines is far superior to the present chaos.
Another point, the Supreme Court's requirement of exactly equal population is actually quite counterproductive, I'd prefer if those drawing the lines had more leeway (say 5%) and were required to take into consideration other factors such as communities of interest and political subdivisions.
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I'd actually propose that each census we simply divide the total population by that of the smallest state in the union, that makes a House of only 568 members. I'd further reccomend that we ditch the districts and move to a system of proportional representation (preferably the Single Transferable Vote). Absent that, your plan to let the cartographers draw the lines is far superior to the present chaos.
Another point, the Supreme Court's requirement of exactly equal population is actually quite counterproductive, I'd prefer if those drawing the lines had more leeway (say 5%) and were required to take into consideration other factors such as communities of interest and political subdivisions.