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I’ve read some knee jerk reactions here on HN. I would encourage everyone to dig deeper. I suggest starting by reading this Atlantic article: https://www.theat

• xpe 7y ago
  A quote from the above Atlantic article: “Excessive partisanship in districting leads to results that reasonably seem unjust,” wrote Chief Justice John Roberts. “But the fact that such gerrymandering is ‘incompatible with democratic principles’ does not mean that the solution lies with the federal judiciary. We conclude that partisan gerrymandering claims present political questions beyond the reach of the federal courts.”
  • avs733 7y ago
    This is one of those quotes that sounds great in the abstract but fails in any form of reality. The chickens protest to the farmer that the fox is eating them. The farmer says, right but what can I do it's the fox eating you? Everything is a political question...especially when you make it one. The case in front of the courts was about redistricting being politicized. To use the fact that it is being politicized to claim you can't take action to protect people's fundamental right to effective representation is an embarrassing argument. It's willful ignorance towards a goal.