gerrymandering in galveston...court orders say redraw or be forced to use the US-drawn one

[butters]

The court gave Galveston County until Oct. 20 to "enact a redistricting plan that contains at least one district that provides Black and Latino voters with an equal opportunity to elect a candidate of choice to the county governing body."

If the county doesn't meet that deadline, the court ordered it to implement a redistricting plan "presented by the United States on or before Nov. 1."

"This decision demonstrates that the Justice Department is vigorously enforcing the Voting Rights Act in communities across the country," said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland in a statement.

He added, "The court recognized that the Galveston County Commissioners Court redistricting plan deprived the county's Black and Latino voters of an equal opportunity to participate in the political process and elect a candidate of their choice. The Justice Department will continue to stand up for the right of every eligible citizen to vote and to have that vote counted."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/i...&cvid=8f389d93662f44c4b600047d0033195e&ei=147

 

[Bn2f]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/i...&cvid=8f389d93662f44c4b600047d0033195e&ei=147

Gerrymandering is actually one of the few political issues that’s out there folks could argue “both sides” against. Even still, there’s one certain political group who understands that it’s an unnecessary part of the system that needs to end and another certain political group who understands that it’s a necessary part of the system to reach the means to their ends.

 

[ll74]

Related - I can't recall the source, but it was just the perspective I found interesting -

Gerrymandering has led to a non functioning House. Specifically that it has watered down the representation of the district pushing a more national conversation on their votes.

If you truly had a representation of the state/localities, you'd have more local discussions, and as a result, a more local representation. But if your representation is more Democrat or Republican based, there is less reason to compromise for the localities.

A less gerrymandered district results in a higher political parity.....which should theoretically lead to more desire for compromise.