New: gerrymanderingAll contenthive-129948krhive-196917steemzzanhive-183959hive-185836hive-180932hive-150122photographyhive-184714hive-145157hive-101145hive-183397hive-188619uncommonlabhive-144064hive-166405krsuccesshive-103599hive-193186bitcoinhive-180301hive-193637hive-181136TrendingNewHotLikerszafrada (78)in north • last yearAs expected North Carolina Republicans are gerrymandering the hell out of the state.What's so crazy is this state could very easily be blue statewide next cycle. It is experiencing many of the same suburban/exurban blue shifts that Georgia has been experiencing. However the GOP may…bumblecat (78)in politics • 2 years agoThe 2020/2022 elections were so devastating to North Carolina's politics.This is a purple state that thanks to gerrymandering and a sympathetic state supreme court will become a Republican stronghold at the local level. Much like Georgia, its suburbs have gotten bluer in…thomaslknapp (57)in politics • 3 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.It's Time to Take the Racism Out of Redistricting"Colored" drinking fountain; racial segregation in Oklahoma, USA, 1939. Photo by Russell Lee. Public Domain. Every ten years, based on the results of the decennial US census, state legislatures…primevaldad (59)in politics • 4 years agoTIL: The origin of "gerrymander"Source: Today I Learned: "Gerrymander" is a portmanteau of (Governor Elbridge) Gerry and "salamander"; coined in 1812 because of the salamander-like shape of a district in Massachuetts drawn…flexbooth (78)in politics • 4 years agoAttenuating gerrymandering.At least a few of the people reading this genuinely believe (and not as virtue signaling) that we will be living in a better, more just world, when we have significantly attenuated the number of…flexbooth (78)in politics • 4 years agoHow we might attenuate the anti-democratic effects of gerrymandering while simultaneously moderating the negative outcomes of a two-party system.Congress has the power to get rid of gerrymandering, at least at the federal level, just by passing a law. The constitutional authority is very clear, in Article I, Section 4: "The times…leecamp (66)in gerrymandering • 6 years agoPrison Gerrymandering Is Helping To Rig ElectionsWatch this clip from my show Redacted Tonight:jpbenning (25)in gerrymandering • 6 years agoFair or Foul? Good and Bad Examples of GerrymanderingFew topics in American politics are more confusing or more controversial than gerrymandering. For many skeptical voters, the practice of manipulating the boundary lines for congressional districts…real2offendisok (48)in dtube • 6 years agoFelons Can Now Vote in Florida, Guaranteeing it Turns BlueThanks to the passage of amendment 4, murderers and pedophiles among others can vote, securing another permanently democrat state. #FelonsVotingRights #Gerrymandering #FloridaElections #BlueState…captaintj (53)in politics • 7 years agoCalifornians to vote to split into 3 statesThere are many things that I do not understand, and one of the things is how the electoral college works (feel free to explain it to me) However the way that I understand things is that if half of…michaelweddle (48)in politics • 7 years agoHere is How You Change The Political Reality!We need to get Independent voter registrations well over the 50% mark in order for them to take notice! More Independents also make it more difficult for them to gerrymander congressional…isseium (32)in socialmedia • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Investigation on filter bubble and experiment using block function on FacebookThis article is a translated version of Japanese version . (Powered by Google Translate) Introduction Services on the Internet have come to present information in accordance with interests of…isseium (32)in japanese • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.フィルターバブルに関する調査とFacebook上でのブロック機能を利用した実験Investigation on filter bubble and experiment using block function on Facebook. This post is written in Japanese. UPDATE(4/1): The English version has been separated into other page . The…michaelweddle (48)in vote • 7 years agoBest Voting Strategy for 2018 Mid-Term Elections and 2020 Presidential Elections - Spread The Word!Can you make a difference with your vote? You sure can! Using ball park numbers, consider only 50% vote in national elections; 33% vote in state elections and 18% vote in municipal elections.…redbloodedguy (25)in gerrymandering • 7 years agoWhat is Gerrymandering?In 1787, our Founding Fathers came to an agreement known as “The Great Compromise”. The deal called for two chambers of Congress to be created to form the legislative branch of the federal…designsthelimit (29)in slavery • 7 years agoGerrymandering the District of Columbia: Didn't We Fight a Revolution Against Taxation without Representation?Stolen Land, Broken Dreams, and Incoherent Visions (by Rickulous) Didn't we fight a Revolution Against Taxation without Representation? It goes without saying, that Washington D.C. is broken, they…rwhack71 (30)in politics • 7 years agoWhy Pennsylvania Matters: A Gerrymandering Expert Explains How Republicans Rigged The MapBy Jason Easley on Mon, Feb 19th, 2018 at 12:03 pm Why Pennsylvania Matters: A Gerrymandering Expert Explains How Republicans Rigged The Map Author David Daley explained how Republicans seized…
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