Democrats in the House of Representatives got ONE MILLION MORE VOTES than Republicans in the House, according to the Washington Post. This is gerrymandering* on a massive scale.
One of the best ways to stop gerrymandering is to file a lawsuit in federal court.
Right now the US Supreme Court is deliberating whether the anti-gerrymandering laws from the Civil Rights Era should still be enforced. Southern states are telling the Court that they would NEVER draw districts to stop minority votes from affecting the outcome of an election. If you believe that, I have a bridge in Brooklyn that I can sell you.**
The Democratic Party needs money in order to fight gerrymandering at every level. They need to educate people, elect people, and hire lawyers for lawsuits. Otherwise, we might be stuck with an unfairly elected House of Representatives. If you can afford to give them money, you should.
California finally got redistricting right. I recommend other states look at what California has done.
* Gerrymandering is the art of drawing up districts so that your party can win the district. Each Representative in the House represents a different district. Usually, these districts at least have the same number of voters. I guess Republicans are getting desperate as they rapidly lose market share.
** This is a polite way to say that someone is telling a lie in an attempt to con you into believing something. (I guess people actually did con people into thinking they could buy shares in the Brooklyn Bridge, which is owned by the government.)
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