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Question of the Day - November 21

Does gerrymandering have a place in a democracy? Explain your reasoning?

Permalink Reply by Angela Cunningham on December 7, 2008 at 11:40pm: How do you think district boundaries should be determined?

Also, remember that districts have to change as a state's population changes. Keep in mind the apportionment process.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by mewic on December 11, 2008 at 10:36am: Gerrymandering plays a major role in democracy. In gerrymandering, the process called packing, increases a groups influence in single districts. The person who creates a gerrymandering chart can group a district by what party a district a person is in. The chart creator can change the political outcome, and ultimately decides who wins or loses a district. It is unfair , because the chart maker has all the power. No, gerrymandering should not have a place in gov 't.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by kasan on December 12, 2008 at 10:49am: Yes gerrymandering has a place in democracy because the state legislature is trying to get the same number of people in each distict and to get a certain number of democrats or republicans in each district also.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Angela Cunningham on December 17, 2008 at 11:11am: How democratic is that? Shouldn't the people decide whether they elect a Democrat or a Republican...not the state legislature?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by kasan on December 18, 2008 at 11:31am: Well I guess it's not very democratic because the peolpe who gerrymander they have all the power and they can change the political outcome of the state; ▶ Reply to This