Prof. Blanchard and I seem to agree on the constitutional issues regarding apportionment of South Dakota's legislative districts. I just offer one minor correction to Prof. Blanchard's post. He writes:
I disagree with Professor Schaff only in so far as I think a constitutional amendment would a very bad idea. That would create a fourth branch of government with its own constitutional authority, however circumscribed, that would be uncorrectable by the legislature and governor. Or uncorrectable for at least ten years. The better course would be to amend the proposal to make it more like the system in Iowa.
This is an honest misunderstanding. My point is that if Rep. Thompson wants his method as the law of South Dakota it would require a constitutional amendment. If the state wanted to go the way of Iowa, which is what I prefer, that would take a simple piece of legislation in my opinion.
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