3volver@lemmy.world to General Discussion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoDoes this plan make sense? v3lemmy.worldimagemessage-square432fedilinkarrow-up1728arrow-down186
arrow-up1642arrow-down1imageDoes this plan make sense? v3lemmy.world3volver@lemmy.world to General Discussion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square432fedilink
minus-squareIvanOverdrive@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down5·8 months agoThere’s the gerrymandering thing though. When done in good faith it can give a voice to minorities. When done in bad faith… well, you’ve seen what happens. Point is it’s a double edged sword.
minus-squarespujb@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·8 months agoso find a solution that is sharp on neither side and checks itself. here is one.
minus-square3volver@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoYea an algorithm which requires the edges of the district to be of some equal distance from the center would be a start on gerrymandering.
There’s the gerrymandering thing though. When done in good faith it can give a voice to minorities. When done in bad faith… well, you’ve seen what happens. Point is it’s a double edged sword.
so find a solution that is sharp on neither side and checks itself. here is one.
Yea an algorithm which requires the edges of the district to be of some equal distance from the center would be a start on gerrymandering.