Previously mentioned thread: https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?board=13;action=display;threadid=7019
Governor Ilikeverin: Yessir, someone has to take DC, and that's the Region that Must have 11 places...because that region will still have ten requisite States, and so will All the others. (Constitution refers to 'states,' not 'places'...and though it's up to the Courts to decide, I don't think D.C. would very likely pass for a "state.")
But I really do think your map is a pragmatic step in the right direction--almost to home plate.
Ernest mentioned adjusting the Constitution to fit the existing Regions. I agree that an ammendment may be optimal, but I don't think retaining the existing regional map is the way to go, and I'll delve into why on the other thread, so this one doesn't get any more convoluted obstructing the purpose for which it was created.
You do realize we've had PLENTY of debate on this issue in months past, right? After hundred of messages of bickering, the end result was basically that we don't care enough to change them.
We've already deemphasized the Regions by removing their Senators, and the Governors are one step raway from being a purely ceremonial.
