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Yes they do and it's wrong there as well IMO. The Republicans have control over more state legislatures and have done a masterful job of manipulation at a nationwide level. Watch the video. Really well done.
When you say things like this, you might give the erroneous impression to those who don't follow politics as closely as you do that there is some kind of equivalency between the amount of GOP gerrymandering and the amount of Dem gerrymandering. So let's not give those impressionable people, who are hugely influenced by a poster of your thoughtfulness, the wrong, uh, impression.
So you don't expect it from the party that purged 500k progressive voters from the rolls before the NY primary, held an early voice vote and locked the doors in the NV primary, then closed down polling stations in low income areas for the AZ primary?
I say make voting mandatory, even if it is to go and cast an empty ballot. 100% participation. I want all voices heard.
I want to vote vote for the party. The problem is the corruption that controls the party.
Not many people do. Some people even believe that they should make it as hard as possible for people to vote, not as easy as possible. Can you imagine?!?!?!?!
Do you think it is good the way it is? Should it be easier or harder than it currently is?
I think it should be easy for anyone to vote whenever they want to. I don't think everyone should vote however
Its not "do no wrong"...its just the current environment clearly has been showing the GOP is in the wrong the majority of the time.
1) yes I know it was extreme for me to say that. But trying to say the democrats wouldn't do the same thing is poppycock
1. Is anyone saying they wouldn't?
They are on the wrong side of shifting demographics. Instead of shifting their positions they hold power like this.
While I don’t agree with how the DNC was in the tank for Hillary in 2016 you MUST see the difference between a private party primary process and the actual public voting system right?
What the DNC did in 2016...while tilted to Hillary...was in a primary where they set the rules.
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Wow, this is like 4 examples of fake news in a single post.
Well any gerrymandering challenge in the courts just got kilt
Did you even watch the video? There are many examples of states where the overall vote totals favored Democrats but because of rigged gerrymandering the Republicans held and continue to hold power. That is undemocratic. And yes, the Dems have done it too, just in alot fewer cases. Doesn't make it right there either.
Its absolutely positively not undemocratic. It;'s allowed under our system of laws. I just see this as whining. The dems can't hold power, then whine about how the republicans use the laws to their advantage more than the democrats. Win more.
My point really wasn't on the morality of it. It was more how the democrats do it too. And then cry like babies when the other side does it. If the democrats were in power they would be cooking the books too..And anyone that says otherwise is being untruthful.
I thought this was a Supreme Court case when the districts were redrawn in Maryland? I don`t have time now, I will look it up a little later.
I agree mostly. Question for you though: Would you support a federal law that would require all states to divide the districts in a non-partisan way?
Yes some states have empowered independent commissions to draw the lines based on only non-partisan factors.
Depending on how the law was written etc..Yeah I don't have a huge issue with that. Defining non-partisan would be near impossible however
Not that difficult. You simply don't look at any demographics, especially voting history. Draw lines based on population only.
I'm serious. I imagine there is sufficient technology nowadays to have a computer draw lines with no bias. Obviously the programming and usage would have to be audited closely by a bipartisan panel with complete transparency to the public.
I’m curious if you’ve checked polls where party affiliation doesn’t matter and what Americans want done, what’s important to them, and what they see the future of America. Spoiler alert but the majority by a long shot want more Progressive standards. If Republicans didn’t scare voters or keep our government stalled during the Obama years, America would be much better off today.
