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pat_k

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17. Even Common Cause gets it! Redistricting fairness v. unilateral political disarmament

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Aug 14, 2025, 03:24 AM

Aug 2025

..a blanket condemnation in this moment would amount to a call for unilateral political disarmament in the face of authoritarian efforts to undermine fair representation and people-powered democracy.

Our current strategic posture—evaluating countermeasures against our fairness criteria and not condemning those that meet them—is a last resort...

https://www.commoncause.org/resources/policy-statement-on-mid-decade-redistricting-response/

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