Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.world · edit-22 days agoYSK that Gerrymandering allows politicians to determine election outcomes by changing electoral maps. In most western countries, it's illegal. Gerrymandering is common in the United Stateslemmy.worldimagemessage-square333fedilinkarrow-up11.95Karrow-down115
arrow-up11.93Karrow-down1imageYSK that Gerrymandering allows politicians to determine election outcomes by changing electoral maps. In most western countries, it's illegal. Gerrymandering is common in the United Stateslemmy.worldDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.world · edit-22 days agomessage-square333fedilink
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down2·2 days agoWe were never going to do representation by population. We barely got the southern colonies to agree to apportionment with land. (This was the 3/5ths compromise.)
We were never going to do representation by population. We barely got the southern colonies to agree to apportionment with land. (This was the 3/5ths compromise.)