Jason Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slug Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 If it's wrong for them to do it, isn't it wrong for them to do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputator Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Fight fire with fire...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 10 minutes ago, Slug said: If it's wrong for them to do it, isn't it wrong for them to do it? You're absolutely correct. And speaking as someone who thinks that hypocrisy no longer matters (not that it ever did) - full steam ahead! 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 13, 2023 Author Share Posted December 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Slug said: If it's wrong for them to do it, isn't it wrong for them to do it? The Democrats can't do unilateral disarmament on this. Let's finish Reconstruction and we can end gerrymandering as part of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricofoley Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 If you're an old salty basketball coach who believes the game was better when the 3-point line didn't exist, you're still gonna have your team shoot 3s so long as the line is there. Gerrymandering shouldn't be allowed, but the way to get rid of it is through national legislation, something that the Democrats tried to pass and had it blocked by Republicans. As long as gerrymandering exists you should absolutely maximally gerrymander every state where your party has control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signifyin(g)Monkey Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 The Big Data aspect of the issue is interesting. Gerrymandering has always been a problem, but when it wasn’t augmented by modern analytics it was tolerable enough that everyone could prioritize fighting other forms of corruption. The 2010 Tea Party takeover was the first to apply Big Data to the process, and turned it into the biggest threat to democracy outside of Donald Trump. Just wait until AI enters the equation. If not properly checked I wouldn’t put Orbanian ‘47% of the vote nets you 75% of Congress’ outcomes out of the realm of possibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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