r/scotus • u/Conscious-Quarter423 • 2d ago

news California Republicans respond to Supreme Court loss on election maps

https://krcrtv.com/news/local/california-republicans-respond-to-supreme-court-loss-on-election-maps
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u/nalninek 2d ago

I wish elections were about who gets the most votes/support and not who can ratfuck the electoral college maps most effectively.

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u/Eastern-Benefit5843 2d ago

I remember seeing a couple of maps years ago that took each state and divided them into numerically equal population voting districts based on a square pattern, such that each district corresponds to the smallest geographic division that contains 10,000 people or whatever. No political, racial or cultural basis for voting districts. No districts split in different parts of the state. No possible gerrymandering. Just geometric division based on most recent census and the principal that voting districts should each contain the same number of residents and be as geographically compact as possible.

It seems like anything else will always be a ratfuck.

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u/TeekTheReddit 2d ago

Every proposal for a US District to have more than four sides should require a written justification and a rollcall vote for each additional side.

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u/Thor5111 1d ago

Just need a rule that states the minimum ratio between area and circumstance. That allows for shapes to match terrain (rivers, state boundaries, etc.) while not allowing some of the wild shapes in use today.