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no_hypocrisy

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1. Redistricting Midterm is confounding

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Sep 10, 2025, 07:31 AM

Wednesday

It isn't based on the last Census (2020).

If it isn't based on the Census, then why have a Census, period?

And if congressional districting isn't based on the Census, then the whole concept of democratic (small "d" ) representation is meaningless. All so-called districts will be gerrymandered and unlikely to change with the next Census.

Even if you could get all available registered Democrats to turn out to vote on even years, their votes will be overwhelmed by even a minority of their Republican neighbors.

Take away choice and you take away democracy.

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Redistricting Midterm is confounding no_hypocrisy Wednesday #1

"If it isn't based on the Census, then why have a Census, period?" BumRushDaShow Wednesday #3

The DICTATOR is dictating! DO HIS BIDDING YOU PATHETIC $wine! Brainfodder Wednesday #2

They (gophers) have nickel and dimed MO voters (like me) in resizing our districts multiple, literally multiple times SWBTATTReg Wednesday #4