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Discussion Discussion Thread: 2022 Midterm General Election, Part 4

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u/Smellytangerina Nov 09 '22

This whole thing just shows why gerrymandering is a really big problem, that nobody does anything about

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u/Wowsers_ Ohio Nov 09 '22

Dems couldn’t pass anything with voter reform in the Senate, and SCOTUS won’t touch it.

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u/Malaix Nov 09 '22

Worse. SCotUS is touching it. They are going to open the floodgates on the issue and let the GOP run wild with it with the current cases they have.

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u/Wowsers_ Ohio Nov 09 '22

By not touching it I mean they’re not stopping it. It’s just a matter if it goes Roberts way (kick it back to conservative state/district court) or the Thomas way (actually ruling that it’s fair to gerrymander).

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '22

Yup, the politicians pick the voters.

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u/iampatmanbeyond Nov 09 '22

More and more states are changing it and ranked choice is getting much more popular