YSK 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 States

Davriellelouna@lemmy.world · edit-2 4 个月前

YSK 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 States

vga@sopuli.xyz · 4 个月前

Both sides have had opportunities to make it illegal and neither have done it. I wonder why.

WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today · 4 个月前

Because you never were a democracy

vga@sopuli.xyz · 4 个月前

I’m not USA or from USA.

stinky@redlemmy.com · 4 个月前

lol idiot

stinerman@midwest.social · 4 个月前

Because if you have the power to make it illegal, by definition, the old system worked for you (you won), so why would you change it?

It’s cynical as all hell, but that’s how it works.

vga@sopuli.xyz · edit-2 4 个月前

I mean yeah but it feels stupider to me. Like bumping your head on something repeatedly then seeing somebody else bump their head, laugh at them and then bump your own head again. Political slapstick.

explodicle@sh.itjust.works · 4 个月前

Simply vote for the one who’s not supporting it the least to push them towards actually supporting it at all.