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The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of The Supreme Court Decision On Gerrymandering
After years of punting the issue to lower courts, the Supreme Court finally ruled on the constitutionality of partisan gerrymandering. In Rucho v. Common Cause the majority justices concluded in their decision, written by Chief Justice John Roberts, that partisan gerrymandering was a question beyond the scope of the Supreme Court. Essentially, what Roberts argued…
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Dummymandering: How Partisan Gerrymanders Could Backfire In 2018
It is no secret that political parties draw congressional district lines to benefit themselves. However, this November there are two states in which this gerrymandering could backfire on each party. Recent political trends and unexpected demographic shifts have changed the makeup of districts in many states since the district lines were drawn in 2010. This…
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Redistricting Matters
BY ZACH THOMAS Redistricting is the way in which we adjust the districts in order to determine who represents us. Everyone in the United States lives in different districts. Members of Congress and state legislators are elected from these districts, and at least once per decade, the district lines are redrawn, block by block. In…
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Gentrification and the Changing Face of the American Population
BY RAHMI ELAHJJI In February 2013, a New York Times article proposed using “organic dry cleaners as a barometer for gentrification” in some of the city’s previously dilapidated neighborhoods. While the article was certainly facetious in its assessment, a changed local culture is a reality for many gentrified neighborhoods not only in New York, but…
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Is Texas Finally Feeling Blue?
BY ALEX BEAULIEU No one said it was possible. No one believed anyone could accomplish such a feat. Even the rather liberal New York Times declared that, “turning Texas blue – or even purple – is going to be a lot harder than most folks imagine.” But has the time finally arrived? Can one state…
