Why do Americans avoid a simple grid to divide their voting districts and public elections?
Why are Americans afraid of democracy?
61-69, F
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OggggO · 36-40, M
The population does not have uniform distribution. A grid system of voting districts would just be a different kind of broken.
Changeisgonnacome · 61-69, F
@OggggO then you really can't have democracy. Only this. My bad of course. America never needs to change. No matter what.
OggggO · 36-40, M
@Changeisgonnacome That's not what I said.
Changeisgonnacome · 61-69, F
@OggggO so-. But a grid won't be fair? Lies about geometry are okay- you win. A grid can't work because-. Insert lie.
OggggO · 36-40, M
@Changeisgonnacome It may surprise you to learn this, but there are people who have put a lot of very hard thought regarding fair voting districts, and none of them use grids, because that's an overly simplistic band-aid that doesn't actually work.
https://phys.org/news/2020-11-fairmandering-fair-districts-science.html
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/we-drew-2568-congressional-districts-by-hand-heres-how/
https://phys.org/news/2020-11-fairmandering-fair-districts-science.html
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/we-drew-2568-congressional-districts-by-hand-heres-how/
Changeisgonnacome · 61-69, F
@OggggO a City based grid that's fair is one way. Obviously not for you. There are no ways.
OggggO · 36-40, M
@Changeisgonnacome Please learn to read.