US Politics Thread

FogBlueInSanFran said:
No one's packing the court with anyone unless there's a death. Thomas and Alito -- the two absolute whackadoos -- are the oldest. No matter who replaces them they can't be rock-dumber or more ethically-compromised in one case nor more cravenly partisan in the other. I mean it when I say nearly anyone is an upgrade, kind of like how the shit-law-school party-switching social-climber AG nominee is a relief compared to the kiddie-fiddler. All liberal justices will hang on under any circumstance save health.
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You forgot Corrupt Clarence and his vile insurrectionist wife - Absolutely no conflict of interest there. No Siree, not one bit.
 
Dax777 said:
Each State is broken down into Congressional districts based loosely on the census and how many Congress reps Each State should have as a function of their percentage of the overall population. Each district gets a Congressperson. The actual districts in each State are often a function of political machinations within each State. So they often don't make sense. But there's always some Internal reason why it gets carved the way it is.
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MMA suggests it’s Gerrymandering.
We’re familiar with that here.
You could say it contributed to the civil rights marches and outbreak of The Troubles, in Nothern Ireland.
 
MillionMilesAway said:
Yes, lots of districts per state, 435 in total who vote, plus 6 non-voting reps from DC, Puerto Rico, etc. I don't think they cross state lines, as it's the state who draws the maps.

Many of them gerrymandered into tortuous shapes - here's one in Maryland a few years ago:

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I've heard it said that the general intention of gerrymandering is to give your side a number where you have maybe 60-65% chance and the other side a smaller number where they have 85-90% chance - don't know if it's true, and I assume it varies by state.
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Christ!
Makes Derry in the ‘60s look very fair indeed.
 
Dax777 said:
Each State is broken down into Congressional districts based loosely on the census and how many Congress reps Each State should have as a function of their percentage of the overall population. Each district gets a Congressperson. The actual districts in each State are often a function of political machinations within each State. So they often don't make sense. But there's always some Internal reason why it gets carved the way it is.
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Blatant gerrymandering to both include and exclude voters.

Here’s the history of MMA’s Maryland 3rd…

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Democracy, my ass!
 
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