Florida redistricting
- Thread starter Crazyhole
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I’m not sure how Florida draws their maps but I know where I live we just voted on 2 ballot measures that established a commission for congressional and state level redistricting. It’s four Democrats, four republicans and four independents and in order for a map to be approved eight of the twelve have to vote yes. I hope this is a good step in getting rid of some of the egregious gerrymandering that happens in this country from both sides of the aisle.
It's a huge part of the problem with our political climate in this country.
Once upon a time politicians had to walk a fine line in order to keep the majority of their constituents happy come reelection time. Now the gerrymandering pushes them from a moderate position to an extreme one to ensure they're not blindsided by a more extreme primary challenger.
Well, it is Florida. So, the lines will be drawn with crayons.
Spoiler alert: The insane Florida GOP will redraw the map in an insane way and get sued.
In all honesty, the GOP does take advantage of redistricting in red controlled legislatures just like the DNC states take advantage of reporting non-citizens and undocumented residents as 1:1 slaves--er, I mean citizens** for purposes of The Census and overall state representation.
**3/5ths Compromise ... it's back!
**3/5ths Compromise ... it's back!
Republicans have a big edge overall in redistricting. 538 has 175 seats drawn with firm Republican control versus 75 seats drawn with firm Democrat control, and 167 drawn via independent commission (plus 6 single district states). Voters clearly favor independent commissions but the power structures inside states do not.
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