points by p-e-w 4 days ago | 0 comments
Gerrymandering doesn’t change the fact that the voters decide the results. Most electoral systems already give unequal weight to different votes based on district sizes etc., so gerrymandering is only a change of degree and intention, not of how democracy fundamentally works.
[–] afavour 4 days ago
[–] rsynnott 4 days ago
Also, many countries use multiseat PR, which makes gerrymandering virtually impossible.
[–] cowlevel 4 days ago
I'm not sure you could find, or make, an impartial body in the US.
[–] incompatible 4 days ago
A district system already embeds bias towards large parties.
Well it does change which voters decide the results. A lot of electoral systems seek to constantly redress imbalance by having impartial bodies redraw district lines as populations shift. It is a shame the US does not. Gerrymandering is fundamentally undemocratic.