The SCOTUS supported gerrymandering; it was a critical part of the voting rights act. Why do you assume gerrymandering to be related to the GOP? Gerrymandering can (and does) work in two ways; to dilute or to concentrate a particular voting block.
Ha, mainly because gerrymandering has been overall beneficial to the GOP, and not the Democratic Party. I wish it worked for the democrats, but unfortunately, it doesn't. Democrats have been its biggest proponent, criticizing the voters right act just as much as conservatives have bashed the affordable care act. Take Michigan for example. A blue voting state, but not one blue seat in government. Well, not enough. Its been the biggest victim of gerrymandering thus far.
Well, I heard a lot of opinions, a lot of defenses, coupled with quite a few rants regarding gerrymandering. From what I have examined, gerrymandering is little more than "cheating" the American political system. I'm interested in presenting this question to a new community, in hopes if some justification for what many call "racist". You know, the whole effect = intention argument.
P.S - If someone could tell me how to change my profile pic, that would be great....
Ha, mainly because gerrymandering has been overall beneficial to the GOP, and not the Democratic Party. I wish it worked for the democrats, but unfortunately, it doesn't. Democrats have been its biggest proponent, criticizing the voters right act just as much as conservatives have bashed the affordable care act. Take Michigan for example. A blue voting state, but not one blue seat in government. Well, not enough. Its been the biggest victim of gerrymandering thus far.
The bolded makes no sense. At the federal level MI has 100% (2) demorat US senators with 5 demorat US representatives and 9 republicant US representatives.
i can guide you through the avatar stuff via PM, if you'd like.
as for the OP, i am completely against gerrymandering by either side. i would draw districts via computer using only census data.
Really? Don't visit California much and see those congressional district lines do you?
Which census data and how?
You mean northern California? I will grant you a half concession. Still a hell of a lot of republicans in the north. Would you mind supplying a map?
OMG it's that hard to type in CA Congressional District maps?
https://www.bing.com/images/search?...8BFFEB853D25C44E43EA00421E6D16C97&FORM=IQFRBA
And BTW the districting is done by political appointees of the ruling party not by north / south. We moved past north / south about a 150 years ago!
Well, I heard a lot of opinions, a lot of defenses, coupled with quite a few rants regarding gerrymandering. From what I have examined, gerrymandering is little more than "cheating" the American political system. I'm interested in presenting this question to a new community, in hopes if some justification for what many call "racist". You know, the whole effect = intention argument.
P.S - If someone could tell me how to change my profile pic, that would be great....
Well, I heard a lot of opinions, a lot of defenses, coupled with quite a few rants regarding gerrymandering. From what I have examined, gerrymandering is little more than "cheating" the American political system. I'm interested in presenting this question to a new community, in hopes if some justification for what many call "racist". You know, the whole effect = intention argument.
P.S - If someone could tell me how to change my profile pic, that would be great....
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