The corrupting influence of big money receives much of the focus of voters, but gerrymandering has been the behind-the-scenes way both parties have used to gain an edge over each other in state elections for years. Kathay Feng of Common Cause discusses the cases that recently reached the Supreme Court
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There is a computer program to draw voter districts from Micah Altman and others out of MIT. Its called district builder check it out:
http://www.districtbuilder.org
It uses standard web interface with good statistical program backbone. A cool idea.
Look , the US supreme court can say this and that against Gerrymandering . But when time comes for a major case against Gerrymandering they will vote to dismiss it . The Supreme Court is biased towards the republicans . I and others think Supreme Court Justices should only serve for a fixed term, lets say 6 to 10 years, and not for life or not for resigning . And how you gonna find an unbiased citizens commission to redistrict or not ?
Gerrymandering – "The word gerrymander (originally written Gerry-mander) was used for the first time in the Boston Gazette (not to be confused with the original Boston Gazette) on 26 March 1812. The word was created in reaction to a redrawing of Massachusetts state senate election districts under Governor Elbridge Gerry. In 1812, Gerry signed a bill that redistricted Massachusetts to benefit his Democratic-Republican Party. When mapped, one of the contorted districts in the Boston area was said to resemble the shape of a mythological salamander.[6] "
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrymandering
https://www.britannica.com/topic/gerrymandering
Excellent report.
Ending Gerrymandering still won't change the fundamental problem that your opinion doesn't count, regardless of who gets elected. Only the opinions of corporations matter. Gerrymandering is a battle between political elites over who get's to directly benefit from serving concentrated private wealth and power.
No suggestions for real change because no one wants to give up power. People need honest lawyers to write laws for the people's rights to power.
Proportional representation is the goal of districts and yet it is turned into unproportional representation.
Obvious solution is the total state vote count has to mirror representatives.
60% for one party should represent 60% of representatives; state or federal seats.
Why is this issue "very complicated", Jacqueline? I don't think so.
Current Supreme Court is result of Election Fraud!