Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.world · edit-22 months 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-square302fedilinkarrow-up12.01Karrow-down118
arrow-up11.99Karrow-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-22 months agomessage-square302fedilink
minus-squareBosht@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoThis I didn’t know, wtf. So this whole bullshit has literally been illegal to begin with???
minus-squaren7gifmdn@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months 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-up2·2 months 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.