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The #ForThePeopleAct uses independent redistricting commissions (IRCs) to end #gerrymandering.
One problem: this reform might not happen *even if* @TheDemocrats pass #HR1/#S1.
In this @HarvLRev #HLRBlog post (+🧵), I explain why—and how to fix it.
blog.harvardlawreview.org/the-peril-and-…
One problem: this reform might not happen *even if* @TheDemocrats pass #HR1/#S1.
In this @HarvLRev #HLRBlog post (+🧵), I explain why—and how to fix it.
blog.harvardlawreview.org/the-peril-and-…
The timeline for IRCs' work is pegged to years "ending in the numeral zero," and the anti-gerrymandering criteria are tied to the IRCs' work.
In 2019, this made sense: IRCs started in 2020.
But in the 2021 version of #HR1, the effective date (§ 2435) is pushed out to *2030.*
In 2019, this made sense: IRCs started in 2020.
But in the 2021 version of #HR1, the effective date (§ 2435) is pushed out to *2030.*
IOW, #HR1 doesn't stop gerrymandering this decade—and the IRCs may *never* see the light of day if Ds lose power this decade.
Given how Rs performed at the state level in 2020, this is a very real possibility:
politico.com/news/2020/11/0…
Given how Rs performed at the state level in 2020, this is a very real possibility:
politico.com/news/2020/11/0…
If you feel like our politics are more polarized than ever before, or if it seems impossible to engage in cross-partisan dialogue, there’s a reason for it.
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Check out the report we released today on #MonopolyPolitics: The Root of Dysfunction in the U.S House of Representatives bit.ly/2KDSYlp
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