legislature\u2019s plan can\u2019t be used until the people vote on the plan in November 2012.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\nThe only states that we can count on to have rational, contiguous and compact districts are those where there\u2019s only one Congressperson–although the shape of the district does not guarantee a rational Congressional representative. Your options are Alaska, Delaware, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, and Wyoming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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