▲ 1029 ▼ Florida Schools Will Teach How Slavery Brought ‘Personal Benefit’ to Black People (www.thedailybeast.com) submitted 3 years ago by Odusei@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 254 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 22 points 3 years ago (1 child) Maps absolutely do as does vote suppression. It can be both permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ertebolle@kbin.social 10 points 3 years ago (2 children) Sorry, this was specifically about gubernatorial elections - unless you have some sort of weird state electoral college thing (which IIRC only exists in Mississippi and even there only sort-of), those are generally done with a statewide popular vote, and thus independent of district maps. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] thallamabond@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (2 children) By creating barriers in certain districts it's going to disproportionally going to affect those people, for example long lines, changing someone's voting district, removing someone's registration. There are tons of ways. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] prole@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 years ago Right. Voter suppression. That's what they said. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BratPAQ@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Is that what gerrymandering is? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thallamabond@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) No, gerrymandering is when you set up a district for the specific benefit of yourself. You should look it up. Stacking and packing are important terms. My comments for examples of voter suppression Edit: though gerrymandering is a form of voter suppression permalink fedilink source parent [–] 001100010010@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) They could just change the state constitution to allow state legislature to appoint the governor. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] echo@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) the Florida state constitution requires a statewide vote to approve an amendment with 60% of the vote. If they couldn't get a governor elected they couldn't amend the constitution either. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 001100010010@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 3 years ago All they need is to suppress votes for one election and they'll have control over the state forever. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ertebolle@kbin.social 10 points 3 years ago (2 children) Sorry, this was specifically about gubernatorial elections - unless you have some sort of weird state electoral college thing (which IIRC only exists in Mississippi and even there only sort-of), those are generally done with a statewide popular vote, and thus independent of district maps. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] thallamabond@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (2 children) By creating barriers in certain districts it's going to disproportionally going to affect those people, for example long lines, changing someone's voting district, removing someone's registration. There are tons of ways. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] prole@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 years ago Right. Voter suppression. That's what they said. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BratPAQ@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Is that what gerrymandering is? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thallamabond@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) No, gerrymandering is when you set up a district for the specific benefit of yourself. You should look it up. Stacking and packing are important terms. My comments for examples of voter suppression Edit: though gerrymandering is a form of voter suppression permalink fedilink source parent [–] 001100010010@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) They could just change the state constitution to allow state legislature to appoint the governor. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] echo@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) the Florida state constitution requires a statewide vote to approve an amendment with 60% of the vote. If they couldn't get a governor elected they couldn't amend the constitution either. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 001100010010@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 3 years ago All they need is to suppress votes for one election and they'll have control over the state forever. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thallamabond@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (2 children) By creating barriers in certain districts it's going to disproportionally going to affect those people, for example long lines, changing someone's voting district, removing someone's registration. There are tons of ways. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] prole@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 years ago Right. Voter suppression. That's what they said. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BratPAQ@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Is that what gerrymandering is? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thallamabond@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) No, gerrymandering is when you set up a district for the specific benefit of yourself. You should look it up. Stacking and packing are important terms. My comments for examples of voter suppression Edit: though gerrymandering is a form of voter suppression permalink fedilink source parent
[–] prole@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 years ago Right. Voter suppression. That's what they said. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BratPAQ@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Is that what gerrymandering is? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thallamabond@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) No, gerrymandering is when you set up a district for the specific benefit of yourself. You should look it up. Stacking and packing are important terms. My comments for examples of voter suppression Edit: though gerrymandering is a form of voter suppression permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thallamabond@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) No, gerrymandering is when you set up a district for the specific benefit of yourself. You should look it up. Stacking and packing are important terms. My comments for examples of voter suppression Edit: though gerrymandering is a form of voter suppression permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 001100010010@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) They could just change the state constitution to allow state legislature to appoint the governor. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] echo@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) the Florida state constitution requires a statewide vote to approve an amendment with 60% of the vote. If they couldn't get a governor elected they couldn't amend the constitution either. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 001100010010@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 3 years ago All they need is to suppress votes for one election and they'll have control over the state forever. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] echo@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) the Florida state constitution requires a statewide vote to approve an amendment with 60% of the vote. If they couldn't get a governor elected they couldn't amend the constitution either. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 001100010010@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 3 years ago All they need is to suppress votes for one election and they'll have control over the state forever. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 001100010010@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 3 years ago All they need is to suppress votes for one election and they'll have control over the state forever. permalink fedilink source parent