tem? On the other hand is it fair to redistrict lines in order for a segment of the population to gain representation, only for their representation never to be heard, or to always be outvoted? Although redistricting is presented as a solution to the black communities outcries for representation or a lack thereof it is a band-aid solution, to a critical situation. To redraw districts only pacifies certain segments of the population, because it provides no change and is really a deceptive solution. Is one to believe that democracy is truly being carried out in a system, which allows occurrences such as the one, described? In effect, a government, which is rigidly lopsided, can never be fair. Majority rule, within the constraints of Guinier's argument, would be a fair system if the majority and minority shifted places in a natural balance.
             Some things in life provide the material for a comic routine. Single member voting districts are one of them. Digressing momentarily let the role of government be reiterated upon. The role of government is to carry out the duties of the state as directed by the people. The government represents the objectives, wishes, and goals of the people at large. The government's duty is to carry out actions, which satisfy those objectives, wishes, and goals of the people it represents. With that stated, we can look at the purpose of a legislator. A legislator's primary objective is to represent the needs of the people whom he or she was elected by. In representing a given people, the legislators optimal function includes satisfying the demands of the people he or she was elected by. What kind of customer satisfac
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