atzanteol

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[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 hours ago

He can't marry every woman...

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Racial gerrymandering is now effectively constitutional so long as there’s a fig leaf of partisanship.

Which is why... I'm saying... We need a constitutional amendment... to make it illegal outright to gerrymander.

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 0 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

There is nothing in the constitution directly disallowing extreme racial gerrymanders. Those are unlawful not because they’re unconditional, but because they’re prohibited by the voting rights act.

Which is backed by the US constitution and in particular the 14th amendment. The "Equal Protection Clause" of the 14th amendment in particular is frequently cited in challenges to racial gerrymandering.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miller_v._Johnson

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 1 points 13 hours ago

That something isn't likely to pass doesn't mean you don't try. There should be, and needs to be, a constant push. It's so obviously corrupt to allow gerrymandering.

The solution is not more, it's none.

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 0 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

No, it doesn't. If it did then this law would be unconstitutional. You can't "temporarily" violate the Constitution.

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works -1 points 13 hours ago (5 children)

It took two constitutional amendments to make states allow black people and women to vote. There's another banning poll taxes and the like.

https://www.usa.gov/voting-rights

Most US laws on voting rely on those amendments for support. That's why it's only illegal to gerrymander if it disenfranchises minorities.

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago (3 children)

A dishwashing machine takes easily twice as long as you to wash dishes.

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They appear daunting, but the simple edits you're talking about aren't very difficult to do. I've used kdenlive for simple things and it's pretty easy to learn. Your may just take a little Google for the first run through.

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago (18 children)

Hey - maybe this shouldn't be legal at all? Why is neither party proposing an amendment outlawing this?

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Sorry, I mean "it simply doesn't work".

 

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