Abstract

Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part by Christopher Edley, Joined by Leon Panetta, Deval Patrick, Bill Richardson, John Seigenthaler, and Kathleen Sullivan

The quality of our democracy�s infrastructure should not depend on class or color, on party or precinct. �One person, one vote� is not a principle for local officials to trade off against potholes or jails, nor should it be conditioned on the willingness of Congress to appropriate an incentive in any given budget cycle. Finally, Congress is honor bound�perhaps in this field as in no other�to ensure that the promises it makes through law to the American people will indeed be kept. For these reasons we must offer additional views on the Commission�s recommendations and report.

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