Davriellelouna@lemmy.worlddeleted by creator to You Should Know@lemmy.world · edit-21 year agoYSK that Gerrymandering allows politicians to determine election outcomes by changing electoral maps. In most western countries, it's illegal. Gerrymandering is common in the United Statesimagemessage-square336linkfedilinkarrow-up12.05Karrow-down118cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
arrow-up12.04Karrow-down1imageYSK that Gerrymandering allows politicians to determine election outcomes by changing electoral maps. In most western countries, it's illegal. Gerrymandering is common in the United StatesDavriellelouna@lemmy.worlddeleted by creator to You Should Know@lemmy.world · edit-21 year agomessage-square336linkfedilinkcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
minus-squarevga@sopuli.xyzBannedlinkfedilinkarrow-up41arrow-down1·1 year agoBoth sides have had opportunities to make it illegal and neither have done it. I wonder why.
minus-squareWorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.todayBanned from communitylinkfedilinkarrow-up25arrow-down3·1 year agoRemoved by mod
minus-squarestinerman@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoBecause if you have the power to make it illegal, by definition, the old system worked for you (you won), so why would you change it? It’s cynical as all hell, but that’s how it works.
minus-squarevga@sopuli.xyzBannedlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI mean yeah but it feels stupider to me. Like bumping your head on something repeatedly then seeing somebody else bump their head, laugh at them and then bump your own head again. Political slapstick.
minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoSimply vote for the one who’s not supporting it the least to push them towards actually supporting it at all.
Both sides have had opportunities to make it illegal and neither have done it. I wonder why.
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I’m not USA or from USA.
lol idiot
Because if you have the power to make it illegal, by definition, the old system worked for you (you won), so why would you change it?
It’s cynical as all hell, but that’s how it works.
I mean yeah but it feels stupider to me. Like bumping your head on something repeatedly then seeing somebody else bump their head, laugh at them and then bump your own head again. Political slapstick.
Simply vote for the one who’s not supporting it the least to push them towards actually supporting it at all.