Many big wins for the anti-corruption movement!
ND anti-corruption – WIN
MI anti-gerrymandering + AVR - WIN
CO anti-gerrymandering - WIN
MO - anti-corruption/anti-gerrymandering - WIN
MA (Citizens United) - WIN
Memphis Save IRV - WIN
Go @representus!!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXyYm12tlXc&feature=youtu.be …
Anti-gerrymandering is absolutely crucial to democracy. Why does it get so little attention from journalists, compared to more superficial, concrete, & emotionally salient issues? Oh I just answered my own question.
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That’s not true - the people at
@voxdotcom, that you so often ham handedly shit on, write about this regularly -
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@voxdotcom is good about gerrymandering and animal welfare issues. They're not uniformly loathsome.
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Can't you just have a non-partisan body draw up districts, while you wait for AI to figure it out? It's what everyone else does.
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The fix isn't to draw the lines better. The fix is to move to a more parliamentary system with multiple reps per boundary. This also fixes the FPTP issue. So, for instance, eliminate all districting within the state and simply take the top X candidates.
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Because it's math. We should get tech journos dedicate more time to how system could be improved *as system* yes
@karaswisher looking at you
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At least you're self aware... The irony is that, through the '80s, Republicans complained about Democratic gerrymandering. Then, one day, they decided it was the way to go...
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