No it's not recognized as part of gerrymandering. Gerrymandering is a very specific thing and it is solely about drawing district lines, something which doesn't limit voting in the slightest.Quote:
Originally Posted by GGT
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No it's not recognized as part of gerrymandering. Gerrymandering is a very specific thing and it is solely about drawing district lines, something which doesn't limit voting in the slightest.Quote:
Originally Posted by GGT
How do you figure? Gerrymandering has wider impacts, especially when it includes voter ID. If we want to be a representative democracy, voting districts and their processes matter.Quote:
Originally Posted by LittleFuzzy
Even if A might be a subset included in B, that does not mean that B=A.
Theoretically, it shouldn't matter. But in practice, it does.Quote:
Originally Posted by LittleFuzzy
There's a gap exploited by political groups....where eligible voters don't register to vote, or exercise their right to vote. If one political party makes voting a real hassle, it's no wonder that people don't vote.
If gerrymandered districts mean the majority vote doesn't matter, it feeds into the notion that voting doesn't matter, so why bother?
A gerrymandered district doesn't mean the majority vote doesn't matter. It just works to keep as many minority voters outside that district and instead voting in other districts as possible.
And in practice, B STILL does not equal A.
Sounds like you're excusing and protecting gerrymandering.Quote:
Originally Posted by LittleFuzzy
You hear what you want to hear.
And you ignore what you want to deny.Quote:
Originally Posted by LittleFuzzy