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Is gerrymandering constitutional?

I mean obviously it must be, if it's always been done and ha...
clear learning disabled codepig
  11/08/12
the courts by not stopping it? as long as they don't have...
brilliant toaster
  11/08/12
So it's just something that's not discussed at all in the Co...
clear learning disabled codepig
  11/08/12
no it is discussed, but it's very hard to stop based on the ...
brilliant toaster
  11/08/12
so if VRA justifies it, why has it been working against shit...
clear learning disabled codepig
  11/08/12
B/c the VRA requires districts of at least 50% minority popu...
Startled Lake Point Fat Ankles
  11/08/12
Liberals got rid of at-large districts and determining the m...
Startled Lake Point Fat Ankles
  11/08/12
Actually Article I Section 4 Clause 1 allows Congress to red...
red chapel deer antler
  11/08/12
Sure but that doesn't change the fact that gerrymandering is...
Startled Lake Point Fat Ankles
  11/08/12
Elaborate on this please (im a non-lawschool bro)
clear learning disabled codepig
  11/08/12
"The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for ...
Startled Lake Point Fat Ankles
  11/08/12
wtf, did they really misspell "choosing"? that's p...
clear learning disabled codepig
  11/08/12
"Liberals got rid of at-large districts" - what do...
clear learning disabled codepig
  11/08/12
As is typical with con law and its bullshit, it is not revie...
Poppy godawful voyeur
  11/08/12
Districts don't draw themselves bro
odious violent nursing home
  11/08/12
Congress needs to basically pass a law mandating that distri...
red chapel deer antler
  11/08/12
Generated by Karl Rove's computer, yes
odious violent nursing home
  11/08/12
cr. Congress was elected by these gerrymandered districts...
brilliant toaster
  11/08/12
Congressional term limits are of questionable constitutional...
red chapel deer antler
  11/08/12
District borders should be geographically drawn and not used...
razzmatazz self-centered hospital
  11/08/12
agreed, although "geographically drawn" seems to b...
clear learning disabled codepig
  11/08/12
this could be easily achieved with a computer algorithm that...
red chapel deer antler
  11/08/12
hm. somehow i doubt congress would pass something which woul...
clear learning disabled codepig
  11/08/12
This seem to be the cr way to do it: http://www.timesunio...
clear learning disabled codepig
  11/08/12
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clear learning disabled codepig
  11/08/12
cumskins love it. its their only way to "counter" ...
Cobalt irate patrolman cruise ship
  04/24/25
"bad things that happen in the anglosphere DONT COUNT!&...
Cobalt irate patrolman cruise ship
  04/24/25
another fucktarded cumskin caught gerrymandering, after gett...
Cobalt irate patrolman cruise ship
  05/07/25
Date: January 21st, 2024 9:18 PM Author: 202-225-3965 ...
Cobalt irate patrolman cruise ship
  05/07/25
he uses this same trick all the time. he is constantly tryin...
Cobalt irate patrolman cruise ship
  05/09/25
I live in an American suburb. I go days without seeing b...
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  05/19/25
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Cobalt irate patrolman cruise ship
  07/29/25
MUH JDVANCE DURR DURR http://xoxohth.com/thread.php?threa...
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nyuug
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nyuug
  08/07/25
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nyuug
  08/10/25
leave gerry ALONE
pearly locus
  04/24/25
*Eldridge Posse*
vermilion box office knife
  05/19/25
lol I forgot libs started this anti-gerrymandering campaign ...
plum wonderful theater
  07/29/25
you mean fucktarded cumskins who gerrymander their way out o...
Cobalt irate patrolman cruise ship
  07/29/25


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Date: November 8th, 2012 5:38 PM
Author: clear learning disabled codepig

I mean obviously it must be, if it's always been done and hasn't been challenged, but what specifically grants states the right to do it?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2108592&forum_id=2Elisa#22002135)



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Date: November 8th, 2012 5:39 PM
Author: brilliant toaster

the courts by not stopping it?

as long as they don't have some racially driven motivation it's usually upheld.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2108592&forum_id=2Elisa#22002142)



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Date: November 8th, 2012 5:41 PM
Author: clear learning disabled codepig

So it's just something that's not discussed at all in the Constitution either way, and since it's not, then it must be allowed, right?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2108592&forum_id=2Elisa#22002162)



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Date: November 8th, 2012 5:45 PM
Author: brilliant toaster

no it is discussed, but it's very hard to stop based on the constitution or the Voting Rights Act. In fact, the VRA almost justifies gerrymandering because it's hard to tamper with majority minority districts. So a lot of Southern States have the justification to keep districts that are 90% black rather than a couple districts that are 45% black.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2108592&forum_id=2Elisa#22002186)



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Date: November 8th, 2012 5:47 PM
Author: clear learning disabled codepig

so if VRA justifies it, why has it been working against shitlibs recently?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2108592&forum_id=2Elisa#22002210)



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Date: November 8th, 2012 5:52 PM
Author: Startled Lake Point Fat Ankles

B/c the VRA requires districts of at least 50% minority population (some courts will say more). If you have 50% blacks in a district, you can be sure there will be a bunch of Hispanics and poor whites too, who similarly vote Democratic, and you end up with 80-90% Dem districts mandated by law.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2108592&forum_id=2Elisa#22002245)



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Date: November 8th, 2012 5:41 PM
Author: Startled Lake Point Fat Ankles

Liberals got rid of at-large districts and determining the manner of representative elections is given to the state legislatures in art I.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2108592&forum_id=2Elisa#22002153)



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Date: November 8th, 2012 5:45 PM
Author: red chapel deer antler

Actually Article I Section 4 Clause 1 allows Congress to redistrict if it so pleases.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2108592&forum_id=2Elisa#22002194)



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Date: November 8th, 2012 5:47 PM
Author: Startled Lake Point Fat Ankles

Sure but that doesn't change the fact that gerrymandering isn't unconstitutional.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2108592&forum_id=2Elisa#22002205)



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Date: November 8th, 2012 5:49 PM
Author: clear learning disabled codepig

Elaborate on this please (im a non-lawschool bro)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2108592&forum_id=2Elisa#22002221)



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Date: November 8th, 2012 5:54 PM
Author: Startled Lake Point Fat Ankles

"The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing [sic] Senators."

Theoretically Congress could pass a law outlawing gerrymandering by some definition, but the default is that the states are allowed to do what they want.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2108592&forum_id=2Elisa#22002269)



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Date: November 8th, 2012 5:58 PM
Author: clear learning disabled codepig

wtf, did they really misspell "choosing"? that's pretty lulzy



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2108592&forum_id=2Elisa#22002302)



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Date: November 8th, 2012 6:00 PM
Author: clear learning disabled codepig

"Liberals got rid of at-large districts" - what does this mean? What are at-large districts?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2108592&forum_id=2Elisa#22002313)



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Date: November 8th, 2012 5:43 PM
Author: Poppy godawful voyeur

As is typical with con law and its bullshit, it is not reviewable unless it is too bad.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2108592&forum_id=2Elisa#22002175)



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Date: November 8th, 2012 5:39 PM
Author: odious violent nursing home

Districts don't draw themselves bro

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2108592&forum_id=2Elisa#22002138)



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Date: November 8th, 2012 5:40 PM
Author: red chapel deer antler

Congress needs to basically pass a law mandating that districts be computer-generated ... but LOL @ Congress passing such a law



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2108592&forum_id=2Elisa#22002150)



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Date: November 8th, 2012 5:41 PM
Author: odious violent nursing home

Generated by Karl Rove's computer, yes

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2108592&forum_id=2Elisa#22002156)



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Date: November 8th, 2012 5:45 PM
Author: brilliant toaster

cr.

Congress was elected by these gerrymandered districts, they have no incentive to stop this. just like they will never support term limits.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2108592&forum_id=2Elisa#22002192)



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Date: November 8th, 2012 5:46 PM
Author: red chapel deer antler

Congressional term limits are of questionable constitutionality

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2108592&forum_id=2Elisa#22002197)



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Date: November 8th, 2012 5:48 PM
Author: razzmatazz self-centered hospital

District borders should be geographically drawn and not used wildly as random political tools

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2108592&forum_id=2Elisa#22002218)



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Date: November 8th, 2012 5:50 PM
Author: clear learning disabled codepig

agreed, although "geographically drawn" seems to be very subjective as well

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2108592&forum_id=2Elisa#22002231)



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Date: November 8th, 2012 5:52 PM
Author: red chapel deer antler

this could be easily achieved with a computer algorithm that tries to minimize a measure called 'distortion.' This is a mathematically well-studied problem.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2108592&forum_id=2Elisa#22002247)



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Date: November 8th, 2012 7:53 PM
Author: clear learning disabled codepig

hm. somehow i doubt congress would pass something which would require doing something via a computer algorithm.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2108592&forum_id=2Elisa#22002982)



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Date: November 8th, 2012 5:56 PM
Author: clear learning disabled codepig

This seem to be the cr way to do it:

http://www.timesunion.com/opinion/article/Gerrymandering-Not-in-Iowa-1336319.php

Why cant more states do it like Iowa?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2108592&forum_id=2Elisa#22002286)



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Date: November 8th, 2012 8:30 PM
Author: clear learning disabled codepig



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2108592&forum_id=2Elisa#22003267)



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Date: April 24th, 2025 5:59 PM
Author: Cobalt irate patrolman cruise ship

cumskins love it. its their only way to "counter" NYUUG blowing their assholes out daily

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2108592&forum_id=2Elisa#48877945)



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Date: April 24th, 2025 6:05 PM
Author: Cobalt irate patrolman cruise ship

"bad things that happen in the anglosphere DONT COUNT!" i live in a NIGGER-FREE NEIGHBORHOOD!"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2108592&forum_id=2Elisa#48877953)



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Date: May 7th, 2025 8:49 PM
Author: Cobalt irate patrolman cruise ship

another fucktarded cumskin caught gerrymandering, after getting assraped by NYUUG LOLLERCAUST:

Date: May 7th, 2025 8:40 PM

Author: ,,,..,,.......,,....

SUPERIOR GOOK INTERRIGENCE

https://x.com/ArtemisConsort/status/1918023616714912237

Korean families spend more than 10% of their incomes educating each child, and still get outperformed on the PISA exam by American Asians and Whites. Remarkable.

http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2479633&forum_id=2#48912251

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2108592&forum_id=2Elisa#48912268)



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Date: May 7th, 2025 9:00 PM
Author: Cobalt irate patrolman cruise ship

Date: January 21st, 2024 9:18 PM

Author: 202-225-3965

do you understand XO consists of more than one person? holy fuck you're dumb

http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5479324&forum_id=2#47315375

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2108592&forum_id=2Elisa#48912306)



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Date: May 9th, 2025 12:12 AM
Author: Cobalt irate patrolman cruise ship

he uses this same trick all the time. he is constantly trying to point out "contradictions" in peoples opinions then he will suddenly start saying "xo says this" "cumskins say that" while cherry picking opinions from a pool of the entirety of xo poasters. its lulzy. like sorry nyuug, are you forgetting that this entire board hates you and there are 1000 diff opinions floating around from the past 15 years and varying things people say about you? obviously it isn't all going to be consistent.

http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5452555&forum_id=2#47115417

,lisped the special cumskin snowflake

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2108592&forum_id=2Elisa#48916044)



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Date: May 19th, 2025 4:13 AM
Author: Cobalt irate patrolman cruise ship

I live in an American suburb. I go days without seeing blacks. Sometimes months.

Date: May 19th, 2025 3:57 AM

Author: bho

http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5724895&forum_id=2#48943260

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2108592&forum_id=2Elisa#48943264)



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Date: May 25th, 2025 11:06 PM
Author: Cobalt irate patrolman cruise ship



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2108592&forum_id=2Elisa#48961504)



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Date: July 29th, 2025 8:37 PM
Author: Cobalt irate patrolman cruise ship



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2108592&forum_id=2Elisa#49141592)



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Date: July 30th, 2025 10:12 PM
Author: Cobalt irate patrolman cruise ship

MUH JDVANCE DURR DURR

http://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5756295&mc=5&forum_id=2

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2108592&forum_id=2Elisa#49144337)



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Date: August 6th, 2025 9:41 PM
Author: nyuug (Gangnam WGWAG Playboy)



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2108592&forum_id=2Elisa#49163428)



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Date: August 7th, 2025 10:19 PM
Author: nyuug (Gangnam WGWAG Playboy)



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2108592&forum_id=2Elisa#49166309)



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Date: August 10th, 2025 9:42 PM
Author: nyuug (Gangnam WGWAG Playboy)



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2108592&forum_id=2Elisa#49173181)



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Date: April 24th, 2025 6:00 PM
Author: pearly locus

leave gerry ALONE

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2108592&forum_id=2Elisa#48877946)



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Date: May 19th, 2025 10:07 AM
Author: vermilion box office knife

*Eldridge Posse*

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2108592&forum_id=2Elisa#48943640)



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Date: July 29th, 2025 8:47 PM
Author: plum wonderful theater

lol I forgot libs started this anti-gerrymandering campaign as soon as they won in 2012 because they thought they deserved the House too. Almost worked.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2108592&forum_id=2Elisa#49141615)



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Date: July 29th, 2025 8:48 PM
Author: Cobalt irate patrolman cruise ship

you mean fucktarded cumskins who gerrymander their way out of every nyuug rapage, actually

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2108592&forum_id=2Elisa#49141619)