rymden_viking

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Pick a H.A.R.E.M. 9 Champions Round in c/celebrity_economy@lemmynsfw.com
[โ€“] rymden_viking@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

V - Victoria Justice
A - Alex Daddario
U - Kate Upton
N - Natalie Portman
T - Taylor Swift

YSK that Gerrymandering allows politicians to determine election outcomes by changing electoral maps. In most western countries, it's illegal. Gerrymandering is common in the United States in c/youshouldknow@lemmy.world
[โ€“] rymden_viking@lemmy.world 36 points 3 months ago

The idea was that you get direct representation - your representative should be focused on your issues and the issues plaguing people in your district. But it breaks down today because politicians in the US just vote with their party.