Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.world · edit-22 days 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-square327linkfedilinkarrow-up11.95Karrow-down116cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
arrow-up11.94Karrow-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 days agomessage-square327linkfedilinkcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
minus-squareBosht@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoThis I didn’t know, wtf. So this whole bullshit has literally been illegal to begin with???
minus-squaren7gifmdn@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day 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-up2·1 day 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.