"The MAGA party is the last breath of the confederacy and I’ll be happy to see Millennials and GenZ bury you all"

"The MAGA party is the last breath of the confederacy and I’ll be happy to see Millennials and GenZ bury you all"

Overshadowed by the stream of caustic #gerrymandering and #voter #suppression bills nationwide, #Maryland #Governor Wes Moore #signed several #pro-voter #election #bills May 12th. One bill includes the state’s first #administrative #rules for municipalities using #ranked #choice #voting, and #protections from #election #AI deep #fakes.

Overshadowed by the stream of caustic gerrymandering and voter suppression bills nationwide, Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed several pro-voter election bills May 12th. One bill includes the state’s first administrative rules for municipalities using ranked choice voting, and protections from election AI deepfakes.
As a white Southerner in the United States, I am deeply appalled. Words absolutely fail to describe how this gerrymandering could downspiral from the loss of political representation for Black Americans to loss of professional opportunities and individual personal freedoms. And don't get me started about educational equality. This is an outrage, and an assault against the memory of the Black slaves whose labor literally built the Southlands from the ground up. It's a misery and a heartbreak for their descendants, many of whom still live in poverty, oppression, and injustice.
#scotus #uspol #jimcrow #gerrymandering #southcarolina
#louisiana #georgia #mississippi
#alabama #northcarolina
@volkris
Right now, #Felon47's #cult is losing races everywhere, which is why this sudden spate of mid-decade redistricting.
It was that very #gerrymandering that brought this to #MafiaDon's hand-picked #SCotUS leading them to decimate the #VotingRightsAct.
So I challenge the idea any of this was achieved "fairly".
What is Redistricting and Why Should We Care? An explainer from the American Civil Liberties Union.
#aclu #redistricting #gerrymandering #uspol
https://www.aclu.org/news/voting-rights/what-is-redistricting-and-why-should-we-care
@mekkaokereke You probably know this but I woukd give #nytimes the benefit of the doubt. Maybe their intention was to show that #gerrymandering is bad for everyone to encourage everyone to be against it rather than being bad..but only for a group that most of their audience may not belong to.
The issue with implenting a #gerrymander is is bad for everyone. Its bad even for the people that its been supposedly implemented to benefit.
Wish i could read all the article .. perhaps I would understand your point better.
@RealJournalism Slightly surprised.
On the redistricting thing, sometimes I feel like Ferguson has been making the case against it based on how the fact that the court has many #Hogan appointees on it means that the map would get burned, but then other times makes the case that gerrymandering is just bad full stop.
I kind of lean towards the #Democrats playing hardball, honestly. Tit-for-tat.
#Maryland #redistricting #USA #gerrymandering #midterms #politics
Gerrymandering could tilt the upcoming elections in favor of the GOP, leaving Democrats frustrated despite their national popular vote lead. The article also points out the absence of Democratic participation in a key Senate hearing on COVID-19, raising concerns about accountability and representation. #gerrymandering #politics