I’m not sure if this is sarcasm? But either way, gerrymandering is already illegal. The problem is proving it was done. It’s an incredibly subjective thing so it’s hard to enforce. And unfortunately, bad judges hide behind this fact. Some districts are obviously incredibly flagrant and I wish more was done to stop them, but ultimately, it is technically illegal. So I’m not sure what we can do beyond provide more public pressure to enforce it, but both parties enjoy the benefits so the pressure would have to be enormous. It’s one of those “i’m against gerrymandering for everyone else“ situations. Neither party will surrender the advantage willingly.
If I am misinterpreting you and that was not meant to be sarcastic, my bad. And I’d like to reiterate I am against gerrymandering. My state is horrible. But I’m not sure what can be done here by me. Implementing RCV seems way more feasible right now, as evidenced by states already beginning to test it out.
Racial gerrymandering is, but you can say you’re drawing districts specifically to help your party win and that’s not illegal. At least not at the federal level. Your state might have better rules.
I’m not sure if this is sarcasm? But either way, gerrymandering is already illegal. The problem is proving it was done. It’s an incredibly subjective thing so it’s hard to enforce. And unfortunately, bad judges hide behind this fact. Some districts are obviously incredibly flagrant and I wish more was done to stop them, but ultimately, it is technically illegal. So I’m not sure what we can do beyond provide more public pressure to enforce it, but both parties enjoy the benefits so the pressure would have to be enormous. It’s one of those “i’m against gerrymandering for everyone else“ situations. Neither party will surrender the advantage willingly.
If I am misinterpreting you and that was not meant to be sarcastic, my bad. And I’d like to reiterate I am against gerrymandering. My state is horrible. But I’m not sure what can be done here by me. Implementing RCV seems way more feasible right now, as evidenced by states already beginning to test it out.
Racial gerrymandering is, but you can say you’re drawing districts specifically to help your party win and that’s not illegal. At least not at the federal level. Your state might have better rules.
https://www.npr.org/2023/05/17/1173469584/partisan-gerrymandering-explainer-north-carolina