This is the exact same comment I left on Mike Huckabee's new letter about gerrymandering.
First if you don't live in IL and aren't familiar with this state you will need a map for reference. Illinois is the poster child for gerrymandering. I live in northern IL 15 miles from the WI border. We are a conservative RED area. Several years ago we were redistricted. MAJOR gerrymandering. Our new rep is in Naperville. No one ever heard of this democrat woman or voted for her. In other words our area has NO REPRESENTATION. Pritzker is a joke. And YES this area voted for President Trump.
I’m not a “writer” rather a “scribbler”—but, nevertheless, come-up with some non-sensible ideas that could ostensibly relegate far-left Jabberwocky to a position of irrelevance: “legally slanderous.. where it rightfully belongs!
Unless there's a formula that is enforced by the feds (legislation needed) state governments will always work to make the party in power more powerful.
Remember, the lazy state governments gave up their intimate access to the feds when they asked for and backed the 17th Amendment that made Senators elected positions instead of being appointed by the state to represent the state's interest in DC.
So unless the states are forced to establish districts arbitrarily, they will do the best they can for themselves. There are a bunch of methods to redistrict, all they need to do is give up their corrupt lust for power - and that's both Democrats and Republicans.
don't know much about gerrymandering but is texas special because of the 'when' they are doing it? is 'mid-decade' gerrymandering common or unique?? answer please!!!
This is the exact same comment I left on Mike Huckabee's new letter about gerrymandering.
First if you don't live in IL and aren't familiar with this state you will need a map for reference. Illinois is the poster child for gerrymandering. I live in northern IL 15 miles from the WI border. We are a conservative RED area. Several years ago we were redistricted. MAJOR gerrymandering. Our new rep is in Naperville. No one ever heard of this democrat woman or voted for her. In other words our area has NO REPRESENTATION. Pritzker is a joke. And YES this area voted for President Trump.
I’m not a “writer” rather a “scribbler”—but, nevertheless, come-up with some non-sensible ideas that could ostensibly relegate far-left Jabberwocky to a position of irrelevance: “legally slanderous.. where it rightfully belongs!
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Unless there's a formula that is enforced by the feds (legislation needed) state governments will always work to make the party in power more powerful.
Remember, the lazy state governments gave up their intimate access to the feds when they asked for and backed the 17th Amendment that made Senators elected positions instead of being appointed by the state to represent the state's interest in DC.
So unless the states are forced to establish districts arbitrarily, they will do the best they can for themselves. There are a bunch of methods to redistrict, all they need to do is give up their corrupt lust for power - and that's both Democrats and Republicans.
don't know much about gerrymandering but is texas special because of the 'when' they are doing it? is 'mid-decade' gerrymandering common or unique?? answer please!!!