Proportional Gerrymandering

After viewing CGP Grey's video, the articles read, and the Redistricting game, it is apparent that proportional gerrymandering is the ideal method. Proportional gerrymandering is the use of gerrymandering however instead of creating districts to give one party an advantage and a safely won election, it does the opposite where the districts are made in proportion to the voting base of the citizens. This brings competition into the elections and allows voters to be represented in the fairest, most democratic way possible. While it can be argued that the shortest split-line method is the most democratic method because of its sole reliance on algorithms, therefore entirely taking out bias from the creation of districts, it would more likely than not make districts that disproportionately represent the citizens, since it doesn't take into consideration what areas are more populated, ideological differences across the state, etc. If this unbiased method doesn't fix the problem, then it defeats the purpose of implementing a different system from the one we have. CGP Grey makes the point that disproportionate representation is by far the worst problem of gerrymandering. If this unbiased method doesn't fix the problem, then it defeats the purpose of implementing a different system from the one we have. Logically to end disproportionate gerrymandering would be to proportionately gerrymander. There is the possibility of bias coming into the system, but it shouldn't be difficult to find one forward thinking person with the influence of money to make proportional districts. As Alyse said, someone isn't going to toy with the process in the risk of losing their salary. To conclude, I agree with Alyse, Bailey, Susan and others in saying proportional gerrymandering would be the most effective method to reforming the redistricting process.