that was already going to happen. it isnt like if tulsi gabbard had some incredible debate performance she would suddenly still be in it come iowa.

CalvinBall wrote:come the iowa caucus there will be a lot of talk about a debate held the previous june

saying it has a prevailing influence vs zero influence isn't the same thing though. if these debates get some of the scrubs to drop then we'll be better for them. they provide some exposure for some people who could use it. they serve a purpose but they arent deciding the nominee.

i am saying those people were going to drop out regardless of a debate

the sooner the better!

Census question blocked by Roberts

The supreme court is good again.

They also concluded that gerrymandering is A-OK, though.

The Supreme Court sucks again.

Phred wrote:They also concluded that gerrymandering is A-OK, though.

The Supreme Court sucks again.

Yup, final nail in the coffin for representative democracy in the US...until there is a liberal majority in the Supreme Court again and this, along with Citizens United, are overturned.

I already implied that! (That ruling was first).

It is bad and will lengthen republican holds over generally democratic states.

Could a Dem POTUS ban political gerrymandering of federal congressional districts through executive order?

06hawkalum wrote:Could a Dem POTUS ban political gerrymandering of federal congressional districts through executive order?

I do not think so.

slugsrbad wrote:

06hawkalum wrote:Could a Dem POTUS ban political gerrymandering of federal congressional districts through executive order?

I do not think so.

He or she could certainly try though!

06hawkalum wrote:

slugsrbad wrote:

06hawkalum wrote:Could a Dem POTUS ban political gerrymandering of federal congressional districts through executive order?

I do not think so.

He or she could certainly try though!

More likely to try court packing.

06hawkalum wrote:

slugsrbad wrote:

06hawkalum wrote:Could a Dem POTUS ban political gerrymandering of federal congressional districts through executive order?

I do not think so.

He or she could certainly try though!

No, they couldn't.

McConnell bitching about partisan efforts to disrupt legislation. Hilarious.

jerseyhoya wrote:

06hawkalum wrote:

slugsrbad wrote:

06hawkalum wrote:Could a Dem POTUS ban political gerrymandering of federal congressional districts through executive order?

I do not think so.

He or she could certainly try though!

No, they couldn't.

He/she probably could define what the process would look like to define districts, and make the process more bipartisan. I'll have to do some reading about this decision though.

Do political scientists have a solution to the problem of extreme gerrymandering, to the extent they see it as a problem?

I have a hard time wrapping my head around the argument that the federal courts do not have an interest in how Congressional maps can be drawn, where free and fair elections and access is clearly under the umbrella of federal oversight.

There are a few measures like the efficiency gap. You can also design programs to draw districts with rules in mind such as efficiency gap, equal district population, compactness, must have X majority minority districts etc.

F the What?!? Trump wants to delay the census indefinitely.

thephan wrote:F the What?!? Trump wants to delay the census indefinitely.

Welp, good thing he doesn't have the power to do that.