TDS on how awful gerrymandering has become

Originally published at: TDS on how awful gerrymandering has become | Boing Boing

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Yes, it is worse than the Russian interference.

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One of the problems with our duopoly system is that when of the parties uses a cheating tool because it’s the only way it can stay politically relevant, the other party also starts using it – sometimes resulting in an own goal.

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We’ve seen the impact of this in multiple states, and the outcome of some court challenges did not resolve the issue - just what members of the GOP intended:

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We need to get democratic control of both houses and ram through some serious voter protection legislation, including reforms to mitigate gerrymandering.

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