ThinkCivics News
An educated citizenry is a vital requisite
for our survival as a free people.
Join ThinkCivics+
  • Culture & Society
  • Economy
  • Health
  • US News
  • Faith
  • Science & Tech
  • World News
No Result
View All Result
ThinkCivics News
  • Culture & Society
  • Economy
  • Health
  • US News
  • Faith
  • Science & Tech
  • World News
Join ThinkCivics+
No Result
View All Result
ThinkCivics News
Join TC+
Home US News Politics

Democrats are suddenly concerned about gerrymandering when Republicans do it

Hot Air by Hot Air
November 26, 2021
in Politics
Reading Time: 3 mins read
0
0
Democrats are suddenly concerned about gerrymandering when Republicans do it

We go through the same circus every ten years following the decennial census. As populations shift, the congressional district lines have to be redrawn, particularly in states that wind up gaining or losing seats in Congress. And as soon as that process begins, the finger-wagging starts, with the party in the minority at the state level accusing the majority of gerrymandering the maps to secure their own power. Both parties do this and it becomes tiresome after a while, but there’s a new spin on the process shaping up in Georgia. Democrats there have enlisted school children to carry the torch in this fight and some of them are now being described as aspiring political superstars. (NBC News)

At 13 years old, DJ Horton can’t vote or even drive a car, but that hasn’t stopped him from becoming a prominent voice in Georgia’s redistricting process.

The middle school student and aspiring politician from Gwinnett County testified at two redistricting hearings hosted by the state Legislature this year. This month, Rep. Derrick Jackson, a Democrat from Tyrone, Georgia, quoted him during floor remarks about the maps; Horton was also invited by his state senator earlier this month to speak at a committee hearing about proposed state Legislature maps.

“On behalf of future young Georgia voters across this state, I am asking you — in fact, I am begging you — to reconsider the redistricting maps that have been drawn,” he said at that hearing. “This is not a right or left issue; this is a right or wrong issue.”

NBC News is clearly trying to paint young Master Horton as some sort of rising Georgia political influencer, but there’s little indication that all of the attention he’s drawing will result in much of an impact on the process. The maps in Georgia are not only already drawn but have been approved by the state legislature. And not all that much is really changing.

I’ve been writing about gerrymandering for a long time and my opinion on it hasn’t changed. Gerrymandering is the main reason we have so many uncompetitive House races every election cycle and it stinks no matter which party is doing it. There are solutions available, but nobody ever seems to want to explore them. Computer algorithms have been written that can take census data and starting at some convenient spot on a state’s border, begin blocking off and drawing compact, contiguous districts (where that’s physically possible) without showing favor to anyone.

The problem is that the redistricting rules in each state are determined by whichever party holds power at the state level. And that means they are the ones who hold the redistricting pen in their hand and are therefore the least likely to want to institute reform.

Despite the activists in Georgia claiming that this is not a partisan issue, NBC News inadvertently makes it clear that this is far from the truth. Most of the members of GYJC (the group behind this push) are openly described as progressives, many of who first met each other phone-banking for Joe Biden’s campaign in 2020. I have no doubt that they would like to see the lines redrawn, but only if it means taking some House seats away from the GOP.

There’s always something of a debate over which states gerrymander the maps the worst, but Maryland and North Caroliner are two of the top contenders. Maryland still has some districts that would have given Hermann Rorschach nightmares. But you’ll notice that you never heard the Democrats complaining about those maps, did you? Of course not. And we can say the same for several of the red states where Republicans have conveniently carved up the state in a way that maximizes their odds of success.

In the end, it really doesn’t appear that anything is about to change very much on a national scale when it comes to the redistricting process. The only advice available to those who are complaining is that if you want to take control of drawing the maps, win more local and state elections. It may be a sad conclusion to reach, but it’s really the only way to get ahead in that game.

This article was originally published by Hot Air. Read the original article.

Hot Air

HotAir.com provides news analysis and commentary from a conservative perspective.

hotair.com/
Tags: DemocratsElectionsgerrymanderingRepublicans

Related Posts

Dutch Farmers Converge on Police Station, Demand Release of 16-Year-Old Who Was Shot at by Police

Dutch Farmers Converge on Police Station, Demand Release of 16-Year-Old Who Was Shot at by Police

July 6, 2022
The Mother of All Ads Drops After Gavin Newsom Burns Money Attacking Ron DeSantis

The Mother of All Ads Drops After Gavin Newsom Burns Money Attacking Ron DeSantis

July 6, 2022

YouTuber Talks Leaving the Left and Exposes an Interesting Fact About Political Division

July 6, 2022

Paroled Driver Gets Sent Back to Jail After Climate Change Protesters Block Highway

July 6, 2022
Load More
Next Post
China Launches “Combat Readiness” Drill Near Taiwan As US Delegation Arrives To Island For 2nd Time This Month

China Launches "Combat Readiness" Drill Near Taiwan As US Delegation Arrives To Island For 2nd Time This Month

WHO Labels New COVID-19 Variant ‘Omicron,’ Possible Increased Re-infection Risk

WHO Labels New COVID-19 Variant ‘Omicron,’ Possible Increased Re-infection Risk

Study: Risk Of Infection Skyrockets Just 90 Days After Second Pfizer Jab

Study: Risk Of Infection Skyrockets Just 90 Days After Second Pfizer Jab

TODAY'S TOP STORIES

  • American Heart Association issues warning on mRNA vaccines

    American Heart Association issues warning on mRNA vaccines

    2 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • WATCH: Biker kicks car, then what happens next is priceless

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Dem Strategists Get Clocks Cleaned After ‘Report’ About Ron DeSantis Is Debunked by Journalists

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Whistleblower: Nearly 50,000 Medicare patients died soon after getting Vaccine

    1 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • WATCH: Joey Chestnut Takes Down Protester Before Winning Hot Dog Eating Contest

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0

‘Zero Trust in Our Government’: Spouse of WNBA Player Jailed in Russia Blasts Biden Administration

by ThinkCivics Newswire
June 22, 2022
0
‘Zero Trust in Our Government’: Spouse of WNBA Player Jailed in Russia Blasts Biden Administration
National Security

Joe Biden's ineptitude knows no bounds. As Obama famously said, "Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*ck things up." So it's...

Read more

State Dept ‘racial equity’ czar said white colleagues too ‘protective of US, lack ‘humility, empathy’

by ThinkCivics Newswire
June 21, 2022
0
State Dept ‘racial equity’ czar said white colleagues too ‘protective of US, lack ‘humility, empathy’
National Security

A 2020 podcast episode with Desirée Cormier Smith resurfaced after the U.S. State Department appointed her on Friday to serve...

Read more

More countries looking at nuclear weapons programs because of Russia

by Hot Air
June 21, 2022
0
More countries looking at nuclear weapons programs because of Russia
National Security

Over the past year, we have seen multiple nations including the United States conducting tests of their nuclear-capable weapons delivery...

Read more

22 Democrats who voted against extra security for SCOTUS justices approved it for themselves after Jan 6

by ThinkCivics Newswire
June 15, 2022
0
22 Democrats who voted against extra security for SCOTUS justices approved it for themselves after Jan 6
National Security

Ahead of the highly anticipated decision that could overturn Roe v Wade, the House passed a bill on Tuesday to...

Read more
3 Reasons To Use Store Financing for Furniture
Economy

3 Reasons To Use Store Financing for Furniture

by ThinkCivics News Staff
July 6, 2022
0

Buying new furniture can get expensive, especially when you’re trying to furnish an entire room. Many furniture stores offer their...

Read more
Red States Leave Blue States Eating Their Economic Dust in the Post-Pandemic World
Economy

Red States Leave Blue States Eating Their Economic Dust in the Post-Pandemic World

by RedState
July 5, 2022
0

Red states –those that lean Republican—are performing better economically and gaining more residents than blue states, where economic performance lags...

Read more
A Rare Paradigm Shift With Huge Implications… 5 Reasons Why It’s Imminent
Economy

A Rare Paradigm Shift With Huge Implications… 5 Reasons Why It’s Imminent

by ThinkCivics Newswire
July 5, 2022
0

Although many don’t realize it, interest rates are simply the price of money. And they are the most important prices...

Read more
Karine Jean-Pierre Throws Hissy Fit at Jeff Bezos for Blasting Bidenomics
Economy

Karine Jean-Pierre Throws Hissy Fit at Jeff Bezos for Blasting Bidenomics

by RedState
July 3, 2022
0

Welp, this one started out bad — and quickly swirled down the White House personal-attack toilet. Zillionaire Amazon founder and...

Read more
Facebook Twitter RSS

Brilliantly

SAFE!

thinkcivics.com

Content & Links

Verified by Sur.ly

2022

Recent News

  • Dutch Farmers Converge on Police Station, Demand Release of 16-Year-Old Who Was Shot at by Police
  • The Mother of All Ads Drops After Gavin Newsom Burns Money Attacking Ron DeSantis
  • YouTuber Talks Leaving the Left and Exposes an Interesting Fact About Political Division

Category

  • Culture & Society
  • Economy
  • Editorials
  • Education
  • Elections
  • Energy
  • Environment
  • Faith
  • Health
  • Immigration
  • Military
  • National Security
  • Politics
  • Science & Tech
  • US News
  • Videos
  • World News

© 2022 ThinkCivics Media. All Rights Reserved.

  • Login
  • Sign Up
  • Cart
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • About
  • Store
  • Contact Us
  • Join
  • Contribute

© 2022 ThinkCivics Media. All Rights Reserved.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

OR

Fill the forms below to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.