RE: Federal Court Strikes Down "Unconstitutional" Gerrymandering in North Carolina
01-24-2018, 04:28 PM
01-24-2018, 04:28 PM
I may make a rather unpopular statement now, but I will be making it;
Due to how the US voting districts are supposed to provide voters with representatives that can adequately present their issues to the US Congress, some degree of gerrymandering is a good thing, especially on racial and/or class grounds. It's important however to keep in mind that votes should not be distributed across the districts in such a way that it doesn't matter how you vote; swing and unpredictability in a voting district are a good thing, they force politicians to pay attention to their constituents' opinions.
Due to how the US voting districts are supposed to provide voters with representatives that can adequately present their issues to the US Congress, some degree of gerrymandering is a good thing, especially on racial and/or class grounds. It's important however to keep in mind that votes should not be distributed across the districts in such a way that it doesn't matter how you vote; swing and unpredictability in a voting district are a good thing, they force politicians to pay attention to their constituents' opinions.