Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.world · edit-219 days agoYSK that Gerrymandering allows politicians to determine election outcomes by changing electoral maps. In most western countries, it's illegal. Gerrymandering is common in the United Stateslemmy.worldimagemessage-square338linkfedilinkarrow-up12Karrow-down118cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
arrow-up11.98Karrow-down1imageYSK that Gerrymandering allows politicians to determine election outcomes by changing electoral maps. In most western countries, it's illegal. Gerrymandering is common in the United Stateslemmy.worldDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.world · edit-219 days agomessage-square338linkfedilinkcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
minus-squareBosht@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·19 days agoThis I didn’t know, wtf. So this whole bullshit has literally been illegal to begin with???
minus-squaren7gifmdn@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·19 days agoIt was, though a few years ago SCOTUS decided it’s OK as long as you aren’t doing it because you are racist.
minus-squaresome_kind_of_guy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·19 days agoAnd if you are doing it because you’re racist that’s OK, just don’t be too obvious about it.
This I didn’t know, wtf. So this whole bullshit has literally been illegal to begin with???
It was, though a few years ago SCOTUS decided it’s OK as long as you aren’t doing it because you are racist.
And if you are doing it because you’re racist that’s OK, just don’t be too obvious about it.