It is interesting to read one significant thread here discussing gerrymandering starting as an effort to increase minority representation. Otherwise, minority b

It is interesting to read one significant thread here discussing gerrymandering starting as an effort to increase minority representation. Otherwise, minority blocs can be overridden by a majority and diluted into have no representation. Then another thread discussing rural voters being given excessive representation. Why shouldn't the cities dominate, they ask? Rural voters comprise a minority. How consistent should these threads be in terms of the arguments and what is seen as good? How consistent are they in practice?