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So, Partisan Gerrymandering is apparently cool now...
Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2019 8:39 pm
by ProfessorDetective
https://twitter.com/i/events/1144251465357127680
AKA, redrawing voting districts, typically to swing elections to one side. Which is freaking horrible no matter which side does it. This genuinely underminds our democratic systems and renders many people's votes pointless.
The system is now officially rigged, everybody!
Re: So, Partisan Gerrymandering is apparently cool now...
Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2019 8:57 pm
by Mecha82
It has been rigged for while now but this only makes it even worse. Seems like in USA democracy doesn't mean anything anymore and is just buzz word to make votes seem important when those are not.
Re: So, Partisan Gerrymandering is apparently cool now...
Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2019 8:58 pm
by Yukaphile
It's always been that way. Live with it.
Re: So, Partisan Gerrymandering is apparently cool now...
Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2019 9:01 pm
by LittleRaven
It's always BEEN cool. Today's ruling didn't change anything.
I can understand being disappointed at the ruling, and I sympathize with the sentiment behind Kagan's dissent, but the sad truth is that there's not much Constitutional basis for the courts stepping in here. The Constitution just doesn't leave a lot of wiggle room. It's up to the States and/or the Congress to set the rules regarding elections unless it runs up against protected classes, and political parties don't fall into that category.
The good news is that some states have already passed laws to try and clamp down on this. Hopefully more follow.
Re: So, Partisan Gerrymandering is apparently cool now...
Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2019 9:30 pm
by Yukaphile
That does seem to make it all the more important at the local level.
Re: So, Partisan Gerrymandering is apparently cool now...
Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2019 4:35 am
by Karha of Honor
ProfessorDetective wrote: ↑Thu Jun 27, 2019 8:39 pm
https://twitter.com/i/events/1144251465357127680
AKA, redrawing voting districts, typically to swing elections to one side. Which is freaking horrible no matter which side does it. This genuinely underminds our democratic systems and renders many people's votes pointless.
The system is now officially rigged, everybody!
It was already.
Re: So, Partisan Gerrymandering is apparently cool now...
Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2019 7:09 am
by Yukaphile
Just ask Trump and Sanders!
Re: So, Partisan Gerrymandering is apparently cool now...
Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2019 8:17 am
by BridgeConsoleMasher
If legislators are redrawing district lines in order to favor House lead in a state, then it's probably for a pretty good reason.
Re: So, Partisan Gerrymandering is apparently cool now...
Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2019 11:09 am
by Karha of Honor
Yukaphile wrote: ↑Fri Jun 28, 2019 7:09 am
Just ask Trump and Sanders!
The crazy guy no establishment would pick as their face vs the outsider...
Sure.
Re: So, Partisan Gerrymandering is apparently cool now...
Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2019 11:24 am
by Yukaphile
Your skills at detecting sarcasm are astounding. Truly amazing. Just... astonishing.