A lawsuit filed with Wisconsin’s newly liberal-controlled state Supreme Court argues that Republican-drawn legislative maps are unconstitutional and must be redone.

A lawsuit filed Wednesday asks Wisconsin’s newly liberal-controlled state Supreme Court to throw out Republican-drawn legislative maps as unconstitutional, the latest legal challenge of many nationwide that could upset political boundary lines before the 2024 election.

  • cassetti@kbin.social
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    11 months ago

    It’s a classic infographic which has been floating around the internet for a long time. Hopefully you’re not trolling and did learn something - because more people need to understand the concept.

    Because otherwise you end up with districts like this one in Texas which purposely segments the community to alter the votes in one’s favor:

    Texas 2nd district

    Fun fact about Gerrymandering, it was named after former Massachusetts governor and founding father Elbridge Gerry - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrymandering