For the event, the Teenage

Republicans chose the 13th Congressional District, which spans nine counties

across metro Atlanta. One of the legs of the oddly shaped district travels

through Griffin, in Spalding County. At one point, the district narrows

to just five-hundredths of a mile, or about 264 feet before spreading

out into a larger misshapen area.

Fatigue was never really a

factor for the TARS. "Many of us had been training for the event

good condition," said White. �"I think the drive down and back

was the most grueling part of the day."

The ten participants finished

the walk in just over 52 seconds, raising a total of just 13 cents.

But seriously, there are hundreds

of instances across the state when Congressional Districts, as drawn by

the Democrats in 2001, narrow to less than half a mile. The narrowest

point is in Moultrie. There, the First District narrows to just .0032

miles, or just 17 feet.

The following are just some

of the examples of this phenomenon across Georgia:

1st District - .034

miles, near Largo Drive, Savannah

5th - .09 miles, Forest

Lake Dr. near Mt. Paran Rd/Powers Ferry.

6th - .09 miles (about

500 feet wide), where Chattahoochee River crosses I-75 (narrow gap connecting

Vinings portion of 6th with Fulton).

8th - .03 miles in

Bibb County (near Mewdowbrook Drive).

11th - .04 miles,

point where it meets 8th at Coweta/Troup line off Hwy. 100.

11th - .3 miles, Marietta,

off N. Marietta Parkway.

12th - .04 miles,

Berckman Road/Raes Creek in Augusta.

13th - Mixon Street

in Griffin (.05 miles), Mount Carmel Road/I-75 in Henry County (.07

miles), Lucille Avenue in Gwinnett County near Rockbridge Road (.18

miles), E. Spring Street in Monroe (.11 miles), Jonesboro Road in South

Fulton (.18 mile), Virginia Avenue/I-85 near Hartsfield International

Airport (.09 miles).

In 2001, leaders in the Georgia

General Assembly broke apart neighborhoods, counties and communities of

interest in an attempt to hold onto political power. �The illness that followed

has been a cancer on representative government. �Some of the symptoms have

been a weakening of voting strength for many groups, confusion as to poll

locations and even the identity of their representative, and many other

related headaches.