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In response to "Here's a question I've always wondered about" by Strongbad

yeah, that does get a bit tricky, as gerrymandering is also used to ensure minority representation in Congress

Posted by znufrii Oct 2 '14, 12:44

of course with SCOTUS striking down the preclearance requirements under the Voting Rights Act, there's nothing stopping states from going ahead and doing that now, if it were in their interests to do so.

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Man. It would be World War 3 here in GA if the R's set their sight on Lewis. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 2, 12:57 1
- in any case, it's all the better for the Republicans if they keep him around and put as many Democrats as possible into his district. - znufrii Oct 2, 13:00

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yeah, that does get a bit tricky, as gerrymandering is also used to ensure minority representation in Congress

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