Thank you, Bob, for your feedback.

I see how the examples confused you. But the State being the landlord makes the most sense to you, so let's focus on that. I see that you are not reading it as intended.

The State can indeed declare a lot about local elections, but they cannot go against the US Constitution. I hope we can agree on this once more.

So, the State is the owner of the apartments, and the State did indeed put the kitchens in place (agreeing that local elections can get held). They can talk about refrigerators and how many spots for pans on the stove.

But then, and this is the illegal taking, they created a list of items that can get cooked in that kitchen. They can’t do that.

What they left out on that list is Brussels sprouts (in this case the best food a person can eat).

That is the illegal taking. They made voters in their own home fight with other voters over a seat (winners and losers), while they should have divvied up the seats over all voters and keep the peace (full representation). They ignored the legal equality of the US Constitution.

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I know it is complex, and it is easy to get lost. This also explains why folks often don't see that they were had; it is a bit complex.

The local government is taking us for a ride and, because the Federal government must do that and because the State government can get away with doing that, voters are lulled asleep when the local government does that an additional third (and illegal) time.

I have plenty of actual examples, but understanding the US Constitutional in this matter is prime. I already mentioned the Ninth, Tenth and Fourteenth Amendments. They are all you need to see it quite clearly.

I can explain it in many different ways.