KILZ FILLZ Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Excuse my ignorance..... How does anyone other than politicians benefit from districts being divvied up like this? What is a single argument in favor of gerrymandering? . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misteraven Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Skewed from the POV of blue, but you get the idea. This sort of leads into the discussion of electoral college. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misteraven Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 17 minutes ago, KILZ FILLZ said: How does anyone other than politicians benefit from districts being divvied up like this? Sorry, to more specifically answer... It depends on whether your political party lines up with the representation. End of the day, it doesn't make an ounce of difference. Sort of like most of our political process these days, when you start factoring in whats really happening. http://www.definingthemachine.com/party_dues.html https://www.opensecrets.org/parties/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 I understand why they want to do it. But is there any argument for how it benefits the people? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hua Guofang Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 (edited) No, it’s specifically the act of drawing boundaries of electorates to benefit a particular party. Look up the definition of the word, that will answer your question. The etymology of the word is cool too - involves salamanders, believe it or not. Edited September 12, 2019 by Hua Guofang 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 @Hua Guofangtelling me to look it up in a dictionary is great and all but.... Can anyone provide me a single argument supporting gerrymandering, from the perspective of the people? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hua Guofang Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 No, that's the point, mate. It doesn't exist with the electorate in mind, it exists for political parties to 'steal the vote'. It's done TO the electorate, not FOR the electorate. Although, I'm sure some one will say "it benefits the electorate because we are the better party and protect you from the failures of the XXX party". gerrymander /ˈdʒɛrɪˌmandə/ verb gerund or present participle: gerrymandering manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favour one party or class. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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