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Topic	Politics Containment Topic 376: Pigs in Space
Seanchan 08/04/21 11:58:42 AM #341:	HeroDelTiempo17 posted... Depends on what you mean by "breaking point." As the article points out, you need new laws to prevent this from a legal standpoint. Without those, there is no breaking point - the system is working as intended. The Supreme Court is pro-gerrymandering as long as it's not discriminatory against protected classes, and even then you must PROVE it was done to discriminate as opposed to gain political advantage, which is fine. Republicans will cement their advantage and unlike Democrats I don't see them going "hmm we are winning too much now let's dial it back." If by "breaking point" you mean "the populace gets fed up and starts doing political violence" then maybe! It already happened once this year so we're part of the way there! Yes, I mostly meant the societal breaking point. Certainly I think it's going to take a lot for Ds, as a collective, to reach that point. I'd say just imagine if it was the Rs facing this issue rather than the Ds but, well, we've already seen how that goes... --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! <cite>Seanchan posted [p:956768133] in Politics C... [t:79576641]...</cite> <quote>HeroDelTiempo17 posted... </cite> <quote>Depends on what you mean by "breaking point." As the article points out, you need new laws to prevent this from a legal standpoint. Without those, there is no breaking point - the system is working as intended. The Supreme Court is pro-gerrymandering as long as it's not discriminatory against protected classes, and even then you must PROVE it was done to discriminate as opposed to gain political advantage, which is fine. Republicans will cement their advantage and unlike Democrats I don't see them going "hmm we are winning too much now let's dial it back." If by "breaking point" you mean "the populace gets fed up and starts doing political violence" then maybe! It already happened once this year so we're part of the way there!</quote> Yes, I mostly meant the societal breaking point. Certainly I think it's going to take a lot for Ds, as a collective, to reach that point. I'd say just imagine if it was the Rs facing this issue rather than the Ds but, well, we've already seen how that goes... --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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