Re:Ugly Gerry – Gerrymandering font
by hn_throwaway_99 on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @11:45PM
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What do you mean by "unfair" here? That more Republicans would lose?
I think the simplest definition of "fair" that most people would agree with (at least before being told who would benefit and the tribalism kicks in) would result in a distribution of representatives that roughly matches the distribution of the population at large.
That is, if the whole population of a state votes 60% for one party and 40% for the other, and there are a total of 10 representatives from that state, the fairest distribution would result in 6 representatives for one party and 4 for the other.
If by you saying it's "unfair" to Republicans by just having a final representative distribution that more closely matches the distribution of votes, then I'd argue that is indeed fairer and the current system is the one that's unfair.
I think the simplest definition of "fair" that most people would agree with (at least before being told who would benefit and the tribalism kicks in) would result in a distribution of representatives that roughly matches the distribution of the population at large.
That is, if the whole population of a state votes 60% for one party and 40% for the other, and there are a total of 10 representatives from that state, the fairest distribution would result in 6 representatives for one party and 4 for the other.
If by you saying it's "unfair" to Republicans by just having a final representative distribution that more closely matches the distribution of votes, then I'd argue that is indeed fairer and the current system is the one that's unfair.