Click photo to enlarge n this Sept. 9, 2013 file photo is state
Sen. Rod Wright, D-Inglewood, at the Capitol in Sacramento,
Calif. Wright was convicted of eight counts of perjury and voter
fraud by a Los Angeles County Superior Court jury on Tuesday,
Jan. 28, 2014. Wright faces up to a eight years and four months
in prison when he is sentenced on March 12.(AP Photo/Rich
Pedroncelli, file)       Should it even be the law that a
candidate live in a legislative district before he runs to
represent it in Sacramento? That's worthy of debate.  Members of
Congress don't need to reside in their districts. The U.S.
Constitution only requires them to live in the state.  But yes,
in theory, it's better that a legislator live among the people
he represents -- go to the same dry cleaner, the same church,
the same bar. Get a feel for local needs.  Nice concept. But it
breaks down out in the sticks. Districts can sprawl for dozens,
even hundreds of miles.  One state senator, for example,
represents 11 counties, stretching f