Quote Originally Posted by PSewick View Post
Is it even possible to draw a district 1/7th the size of the city where Latinos and/or Arabs and/or whites make up even 50% of the population?

Even if you could, the people drawing the district lines would see to it that no district be drawn up in such a way.
That is exactly why I advocate more than 7 large districts. With 7 districts, your council will still be ethnically homogenous. There will be virtually no chance of electing anyone who is not African-American. No, you need at least 13 smaller districts, to allow for more ethnic diversity [[just maybe, a Latino on the council). But the proponents of changing the city charter to allow for seven districts don't seem to realize this.

On the other hand, if the goal is to keep the status quo, go with seven districts.