Re:Math Has Changed the Shape of Gerrymandering
by foolswisdom on Thursday June 08, 2023 @12:36PM
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> So? Majorities are often slim. Just look at US elections. The difference is whether you have majority rule or minority rule.
Slim majorities mean the outcome of the election is not obvious - it's possible that the vote would have a different outcome.
> I'm not switching, I'm just saying it's a partisan issue
It illustrates the point well regardless.
Re:Math Has Changed the Shape of Gerrymandering
by Xorakios on Thursday June 08, 2023 @11:29PM
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conflating Puerto Rico and DC statehood is frustrating to me.
Puerto Rico should choose independence or statehood, and the Congress should approve either way. Continuance of the colonialist/protectionist status is shocking.
But D.C. was originally not supposed to have any citizens. Only federal government offices, foreign embassies, and monuments/parks/museums. Perhaps Maryland can reclaim part of the district, as Virginia did.
So? Majorities are often slim. Just look at US elections. The difference is whether you have majority rule or minority rule.
> Although, if you're now switching to argue that the national opinion is _against_ (or at least the republicans would block it)
I'm not switching, I'm just saying it's a partisan issue, and Republicans happen to be over-represented in the national government due to territorial representation, which is how they're able to block Puerto Rican statehood, against the wishes of the majority. And it's pretty obvious why Republicans want to block Puerto Rican and D.C. statehood, because that would likely lead to additional Senate and House seats for Democrats.