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]]>https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/topic/39597/scva-not-so-fast.RSS for NodeTue, 12 May 2026 23:37:44 GMTFri, 08 May 2026 14:33:03 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to SCVA - "Not so fast." on Sun, 10 May 2026 20:32:40 GMT]]>No shame.

None.

]]>https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/362428https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/362428Sun, 10 May 2026 20:32:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to SCVA - "Not so fast." on Sun, 10 May 2026 19:42:20 GMT]]>The Virginia thing was legally dead in the water before it began. It wasn’t a redistricting. It was an attempt to amend the constitution for 4 years, then go back to the previous version. I trust you guys see the problems inherent?

]]>https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/362425https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/362425Sun, 10 May 2026 19:42:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to SCVA - "Not so fast." on Sun, 10 May 2026 15:42:09 GMT]]>Of course it's politics, but that doesn't mean race is not a deciding factor for that particular side. There are few governmental processes more prone to chicanery than drawing districts.

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@Mik said:

I do agree that race should not be a deciding factor in districting. But that too can be taken too far.

I mentioned before, but for me, it really isn't race, but politics. The democrats want to have areas with more black people because they think that they will vote democrat. The republics at least say straight up that they are changing the areas to get more votes for their side.

If the democrats "framed" it that way, maybe the court would have allowed it. "We are changing the areas to get more votes for our side, and it just so happens that it means there are more black people in this particular voting area."

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@Andrea-B said:

Fair points, but the whole "Muh Democraceeee!" fails in any apportionment which doesn't reflect the proportion of Dem vs GOP voters. When the GOP has 40% of the electorate in Massachusetts and 0% of the representation, ...

Independents make up 45% of US voters (Gallup, 2026 January). Yet you don't see anywhere near that proportion of independent legislators in Congress.

Go ahead and make the argument for gerrymandering to get more independents into Congress.

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@jon-nyc said:

Massachusetts and Rhode Island wouldn’t have a gop house seat unless you specifically gerrymandered it to create one. Probably Rhode Island too. The gop votes are too dispersed.

Maine could probably support one with naturally drawn districts. NH has two districts and the state does swing. CT I’m not really sure.

Fair points, but the whole "Muh Democraceeee!" fails in any apportionment which doesn't reflect the proportion of Dem vs GOP voters. When the GOP has 40% of the electorate in Massachusetts and 0% of the representation, all you're doing is making the case FOR gerrymandering.

]]>https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/362402https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/362402Sun, 10 May 2026 01:30:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to SCVA - "Not so fast." on Sun, 10 May 2026 00:53:36 GMT]]>Lots of current attention to a decades old issue. I do agree that race should not be a deciding factor in districting. But that too can be taken too far.

]]>https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/362400https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/362400Sun, 10 May 2026 00:53:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to SCVA - "Not so fast." on Sun, 10 May 2026 00:33:43 GMT]]>Massachusetts and Rhode Island wouldn’t have a gop house seat unless you specifically gerrymandered it to create one. Probably Rhode Island too. The gop votes are too dispersed. Vermont has one at-large seat so no gerrymandering is possible there.

Maine could probably support one with naturally drawn districts. NH has two districts and the state does swing. CT I’m not really sure.

]]>https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/362399https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/362399Sun, 10 May 2026 00:33:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to SCVA - "Not so fast." on Sat, 09 May 2026 23:12:59 GMT]]>Now do New England.

]]>https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/362396https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/362396Sat, 09 May 2026 23:12:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to SCVA - "Not so fast." on Fri, 08 May 2026 16:18:54 GMT]]>I heard that TN has a 7 R to 0 D map they are looking to instate.

IL supposedly has a 17-0 D vs R map they have as a possibility.

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