Federal Judge tosses Maryland’s Congressional Map for Partisan Gerrymandering
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One of the few cases were Dems gerrymandered. Regardless it needs to go no matter which party.
Say it isn't so...#bothsides
88m3
Fast Money & Foreign Objects
I haven't had a chance to look at Maryland specifically but the more I was looking at other states the last few days I couldn't help but wonder do we need this much "representation"....
Definitely a win for people who want government to do the right thing.
Now that that's on the books, they better hit the dozen red states who are FAR more gerrymandered than Maryland is.
Now that that's on the books, they better hit the dozen red states who are FAR more gerrymandered than Maryland is.
Elim Garak
Veteran
Man alot of good things happened this election although it wasn't perfect.
Maybe the goal should be to get this to the Supreme Court, have them say it’s unconstitutional (and odds are higher they’ll rule against it, because it’s MD is a blue state), then have that set a precedent preventing GOP gerrymanders.
that would be good. but more likely the conservative justices will say "we see what you're trying to do, y'all ain't slick. MD's gerrymandering is constitutional."
PoorAndDangerous
Superstar
Gerrymandering and voter suppression are the biggest threats to our democracy. It makes what Russia did look like child's play.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...ngressional-districts/?utm_term=.01a0d559db75
Democrats won in nine of the ten most gerrymandered districts but Republicans drew eight of those ten to their own benefit. More tidbits inside. Oldish article but still quite relevant.
Democrats won in nine of the ten most gerrymandered districts but Republicans drew eight of those ten to their own benefit. More tidbits inside. Oldish article but still quite relevant.
The voters don't pick their representatives the representatives pick their voters.
gerrymandering is a scourge.