I thought only Soviets were unicameral and nonpartisan....

Did you know that Nebraska has a unicameral, nonpartisan legislature? Nebraska's Senate has been its sole legislative chamber since Nebraskans voted to eliminate their House in 1934. The only state in the Union to have such a system, its elected legislators also shun party affiliations on all ballots. The general elections for state senators are preceded by open primaries in which all candidates run against each other. The general election is the run-off between the two candidates who received the most votes in the primary. Fascinating.

Any thoughts? Can you imagine the electorate voting by referendum to eliminate one of its legislative houses? I know some folks in the former House of Burgesses who might not mind eliminating Virginia's Senate and vice versa, I'm sure. But wow – a whole state of motivated voters who got off their collective ass and did something dramatic... seventy years ago.

P.S. I found this out when I was reading about the Omaha school system redistricting controversy. From CNN:

Boundaries for the newly created districts would be drawn using current high school attendance areas. That would result in four possible scenarios; in every scenario, two districts would end up with a majority of students who are racial minorities.

Critics say it’s segregation; supporters believe it give more local control to the constituents. Would anyone like to post a new topic on that?