> This issue is one of the many defects in democracies: your power sometimes rests in the way somebody drew a border a long time ago. If you have the power to

> This issue is one of the many defects in democracies: your power sometimes rests in the way somebody drew a border a long time ago. If you have the power to move to the other side of the border, then that at least limits the difference between perfect democracy and reality. Admittedly the costs involved in moving does make this option similar to a poll tax, though. More generally, though, I wouldn't phrase things in terms of "defects in democracies" but rather "examples of how some implementations of political systems fall short of the goals of democracy". Other examples would be lax campaign financing rules, non-proportional voting systems, and gerrymandering (which is the opposite problem, i.e. someone drawing a border very recently).