11. Another problem is how to draw the boundaries of a cluster. 12. At that point they will battle over whether population figures derived from sampling can be used to draw boundaries for congressional and state legislative districts. 13. A judge incapable of drawing boundaries runs the risk, as did Judge Ito, of a high juror dropout rate and public contempt for the legal system. 14. After some of those earlier rulings, new district boundaries were drawn and special elections were held. 15. Both parties have become highly skilled at drawing the boundaries of congressional and legislative districts so that few seats will be truly competitive. 16. But the boundaries are strictly drawn. 17. But that is a very different thing from saying that God has drawn the boundaries of a state. 18. But the court allowed sampling for other purposes, like drawing the boundaries of congressional and state legislative districts and distributing federal funds. 19. Census figures are used to draw boundaries for election districts, and Democrats fear miscounts could result in lost political power. 20. Exactly where the boundaries of blame should be drawn has led to endless debates about how far to extend responsibility for the one war that truly engulfed the globe. |