4 ms·
At the state level, like North Carolina is doing now. A federal ruling would've been nice, but if it must happen in statehouses, then that is where voting righ
by Frondo 7y ago
At the state level, like North Carolina is doing now.
A federal ruling would've been nice, but if it must happen in statehouses, then that is where voting rights activists must concentrate their efforts.
- rtkwe 7y agoYeah it's what'll have to happen now absent a plan like Warren's at the federal level [0] (though even this only deals with federal elections). The issue is the same people you have to convince to stop gerrymandering are the people currently doing it to protect their own electoral prospects! [0] https://medium.com/@teamwarren/my-plan-to-strengthen-our-democracy-6867ec1bcd3c https://medium.com/@teamwarren/my-plan-to-strengthen-our-dem... edit: It only directly deals with federal elections. She does have plans to get states to follow along but there's not as much power to directly force them.