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True representation requires an acknowledgement that history, culture, and geography are intertwined. A community is not just a collection of zip codes; it is a shared experience. When a legal system decides to ignore those shared experiences in favor of “mathematical efficiency,” it ignores the humanity of its citizens. The tragedy of this quiet revolution is that by the time its effects are fully realized—when a community finds itself consistently ignored by its representatives and shut out of the decision-making process—the legal window to challenge the maps will have closed.
