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The Supreme Court is about to hear a case involving partisan re-distracting in Wisconsin. In the last year or so the Court has heard several cases regarding racial gerrymandering in Virginia and North Carolina and sides with the plaintiffs. This could be the biggest case involving partisan gerrymandering the Court has seen in decades and could have national implications.
I wonder if anyone publicly favors gerrymandering? Will anyone publicly express regret if the Supreme Court puts restrictions on future gerrymandering? Would anyone in this thread like to defend gerrymandering? Just curious.
I wonder if anyone publicly favors gerrymandering? Will anyone publicly express regret if the Supreme Court puts restrictions on future gerrymandering? Would anyone in this thread like to defend gerrymandering? Just curious.
Seeing as it's the only way Republicans win House seats, they love it.
Seeing as it's the only way Republicans win House seats, they love it.
LOL. Given the fact that Trump has slid voting results by more then 9 points in Democrats favor, they might change their minds.
Basically Gerrymandering works great....up until the voting shift is more then 9 points. Then suddenly your gerrymandered state flips completely, and you lose more seats then you otherwise would. Its great in most normal years. This may be different in 2018.
They will probably reverse the lower court ruling, the Gerrymandering in Wisconsin was definitely partisan but not unconstitutional. This is one of those areas where states need to take back their democracy with truly independent redistricting commissions.
Gerrymandering today is far more precise than it was decades ago, the elections are over before they even begin.
They will probably reverse the lower court ruling, the Gerrymandering in Wisconsin was definitely partisan but not unconstitutional. This is one of those areas where states need to take back their democracy with truly independent redistricting commissions.
Gerrymandering today is far more precise than it was decades ago, the elections are over before they even begin.
The last paragraph is 100% true. Gerrymandering has been around for generations, but due to technological and other advances it can be done to much more precise levels than in the past.
Seeing as it's the only way Republicans win House seats, they love it.
Um, the Democrats are using it to stay in power in Illinois.
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