Gerrymandering is the antithesis of democracy.
This is good news however it may be short-lived due to an incoming Republican majority on North Carolina’s Supreme Court and future SCOTUS decisions.
All elections matter. State-level judicial races aren’t as glamorous as some, but they certainly do impact your life. And in case someone tries to tell you “both parties are the same” today or any other day, they aren’t. #NorthCarolina #FairMaps #EndGerrymandering
North Carolina justices: State Senate map must be drawn again | WUNC
https://www.wunc.org/politics/2022-12-16/north-carolina-justices-state-senate-map-drawn-gerrymandering
@TonyStark There’s no recourse for voters if they don’t like the job their officials are doing with gerrymandering. That’s why everyone should care.
Well, it's worth highlighting that there is an important recourse, even if it's a weak one: depending on the particular state, the recourse is voting out the state officials doing the bad job.
YES, that absolutely brings in the complications of voting out people with fingers on the scales of voting, but it's not nothing. Gerrymandering is not a perfect system, especially with low voter participation rates.
But I just always like to emphasize that people can and should not ignore the performance of local and state officials.
Too often they get a pass.
