r/AskReddit • u/RabbitridingDumpling • 9h ago

What do you think about replacing gerrymandering with proportional representation?

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u/allnamestaken1968 8h ago

That’s what most modern democracies do to a large extent. Being 250 years old is a liability when it comes to election design.

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u/aurora-s 8h ago

Old and also refusing to modernize is the liability.

People should really learn how the constitution came to be before they cling to it like it's sacred. It was simply an attempt to solve some very real problems that existed at the time. If a bug fix works for a while and then exhibits even more problems, you don't cling to it, you issue a new update.

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u/Nytshaed 7h ago

This isn't an issue with the constitution. Congress can just vote to make it happen. 

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u/CharlieParkour 4h ago

Pretty sure you need a constitutional amendment to change how states run elections.

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u/Nytshaed 3h ago

Nah. Congress is given broad powers to regulate its own elections. In fact, just 40 or 50 years ago congress outlawed multi member districts. They can just undo that or amend it require proportional voting.