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Is gerrymandering constitutional?

I mean obviously it must be, if it's always been done and ha...
Supple parlour
  11/08/12
the courts by not stopping it? as long as they don't have...
swashbuckling bat shit crazy senate
  11/08/12
So it's just something that's not discussed at all in the Co...
Supple parlour
  11/08/12
no it is discussed, but it's very hard to stop based on the ...
swashbuckling bat shit crazy senate
  11/08/12
so if VRA justifies it, why has it been working against shit...
Supple parlour
  11/08/12
B/c the VRA requires districts of at least 50% minority popu...
Primrose selfie mad cow disease
  11/08/12
Liberals got rid of at-large districts and determining the m...
Primrose selfie mad cow disease
  11/08/12
Actually Article I Section 4 Clause 1 allows Congress to red...
Razzle-dazzle Onyx Weed Whacker
  11/08/12
Sure but that doesn't change the fact that gerrymandering is...
Primrose selfie mad cow disease
  11/08/12
Elaborate on this please (im a non-lawschool bro)
Supple parlour
  11/08/12
"The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for ...
Primrose selfie mad cow disease
  11/08/12
wtf, did they really misspell "choosing"? that's p...
Supple parlour
  11/08/12
"Liberals got rid of at-large districts" - what do...
Supple parlour
  11/08/12
As is typical with con law and its bullshit, it is not revie...
Beady-eyed tan parlor pozpig
  11/08/12
Districts don't draw themselves bro
Scarlet stage fat ankles
  11/08/12
Congress needs to basically pass a law mandating that distri...
Razzle-dazzle Onyx Weed Whacker
  11/08/12
Generated by Karl Rove's computer, yes
Scarlet stage fat ankles
  11/08/12
cr. Congress was elected by these gerrymandered districts...
swashbuckling bat shit crazy senate
  11/08/12
Congressional term limits are of questionable constitutional...
Razzle-dazzle Onyx Weed Whacker
  11/08/12
District borders should be geographically drawn and not used...
galvanic stock car tanning salon
  11/08/12
agreed, although "geographically drawn" seems to b...
Supple parlour
  11/08/12
this could be easily achieved with a computer algorithm that...
Razzle-dazzle Onyx Weed Whacker
  11/08/12
hm. somehow i doubt congress would pass something which woul...
Supple parlour
  11/08/12
This seem to be the cr way to do it: http://www.timesunio...
Supple parlour
  11/08/12
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Supple parlour
  11/08/12
cumskins love it. its their only way to "counter" ...
pontificating church building antidepressant drug
  04/24/25
"bad things that happen in the anglosphere DONT COUNT!&...
pontificating church building antidepressant drug
  04/24/25
another fucktarded cumskin caught gerrymandering, after gett...
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  05/07/25
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pontificating church building antidepressant drug
  05/07/25
he uses this same trick all the time. he is constantly tryin...
pontificating church building antidepressant drug
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I live in an American suburb. I go days without seeing b...
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  07/29/25
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nyuug
  08/10/25
leave gerry ALONE
disgusting corner milk
  04/24/25
*Eldridge Posse*
Odious messiness meetinghouse
  05/19/25
lol I forgot libs started this anti-gerrymandering campaign ...
Abusive big-titted athletic conference
  07/29/25
you mean fucktarded cumskins who gerrymander their way out o...
pontificating church building antidepressant drug
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Date: November 8th, 2012 5:38 PM
Author: Supple parlour

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: swashbuckling bat shit crazy senate

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: Supple parlour

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: swashbuckling bat shit crazy senate

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: Supple parlour

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: Primrose selfie mad cow disease

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: Primrose selfie mad cow disease

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: Razzle-dazzle Onyx Weed Whacker

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: Primrose selfie mad cow disease

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: Supple parlour

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: Primrose selfie mad cow disease

"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: Supple parlour

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: Supple parlour

"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: Beady-eyed tan parlor pozpig

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: Scarlet stage fat ankles

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: Razzle-dazzle Onyx Weed Whacker

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: Scarlet stage fat ankles

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: swashbuckling bat shit crazy senate

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: Razzle-dazzle Onyx Weed Whacker

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: galvanic stock car tanning salon

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: Supple parlour

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: Razzle-dazzle Onyx Weed Whacker

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: Supple parlour

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: Supple parlour

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: Supple parlour



(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: pontificating church building antidepressant drug

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: pontificating church building antidepressant drug

"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: pontificating church building antidepressant drug

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: pontificating church building antidepressant drug

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: pontificating church building antidepressant drug

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: pontificating church building antidepressant drug

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: pontificating church building antidepressant drug



(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: pontificating church building antidepressant drug



(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: pontificating church building antidepressant drug

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: disgusting corner milk

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: Odious messiness meetinghouse

*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: Abusive big-titted athletic conference

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: pontificating church building antidepressant drug

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)