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Cleita

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15. Your wife AND me.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sun Nov 3, 2013, 02:34 PM

Nov 2013

I've been asking the same question for decades now. When I was in school, we were taught in our Civics classes that gerrymandering was a corrupt election practice right up there with ballot stuffing. So I think it should be illegal and don't know why it isn't.

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"Why isn't gerrymandering illegal?" [View all] kentuck Nov 2013 OP

Congress can address anything with new laws. onehandle Nov 2013 #1

because those who change those laws are those who stay in office because of them spanone Nov 2013 #2

As I understand it fredamae Nov 2013 #3

The states can draw districts any way they like, SheilaT Nov 2013 #4

Gerrymandering is the only way the Repubs can win the House Lifelong Dem Nov 2013 #5

I remember a couple decades ago... KansDem Nov 2013 #6

I believe the district looks similar today tabbycat31 Nov 2013 #20

The biggest problem is that states are in charge of elections within MineralMan Nov 2013 #7

Yep. kentuck Nov 2013 #12

The states are required to make districts equal in population MineralMan Nov 2013 #16

Because, "They that have the gold make the rules." Tierra_y_Libertad Nov 2013 #8

The Supreme Court has found that racially based gerrymandering is unconstitutional but that PoliticAverse Nov 2013 #9

Iowa has a really good way of redistricting that is fair. Skidmore Nov 2013 #10

How would you make it different? last1standing Nov 2013 #11

I think the closest thing to fairness would be to make every district as close as possible to 50/50 kentuck Nov 2013 #13

Techically, that is what they do. last1standing Nov 2013 #22

The Senate and House were set up specifically to be that way. MineralMan Nov 2013 #21

LOL! If you don't think I understand the history/reasoning of our current system, reread my post. last1standing Nov 2013 #23

I don't know what you know. MineralMan Nov 2013 #24

Then I apologize but the tone of your post sounded rather condescending to me. last1standing Nov 2013 #25

No doubt there are better ways. MineralMan Nov 2013 #26

It would definitely take an admendment and the chances of that are slim to nil. last1standing Nov 2013 #28

Because people don't pay close enough, or any(!) attention to state & local politics. CrispyQ Nov 2013 #14

Your wife AND me. Cleita Nov 2013 #15

the same reason that they always vote to give themselves raises NightWatcher Nov 2013 #17

Since congressional rep elections are in the constitution congress can regulate on point Nov 2013 #18

the constitution says very little beachbum bob Nov 2013 #27

Lawsuits needed. gulliver Nov 2013 #19

Partisan vs. Racial Gerrymandering LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2022 #29