Democrats fight with fire because of re-division – but will democracy burn? |American politics

Rezoning wars in the mid-decade are imminent Republicans and Democrats An idea that is corrupting American democracy is being revealed – voters may not matter when determining who controls the U.S. House.

back Texas Republicans revealed Donald Trump– Come on the plan and pick up five additional American seats last monththis California Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a plan Thursday to abandon the district drawn by the Independent Commission and set up a new committee that would add five Democratic seats. Republicans are expected to push plans to remake plans in Ohio, Missouri, Florida and possibly Indiana.

Every conspiracy could be huge in next year’s midterm elections, as Republicans make up the majority of only three seats U.S. House of Representatives. Republicans Holding strength Redraw more areas in redistricting war.

“Ten years later, Gerrymandering is bad enough,” said Richard Pildes, a law professor at New York University. “But if we have opened up constant efforts for the continual seats over the past decade to calculate based on the calculations for the parties involved, it is very disadvantageous for voters who have enough trouble with those who connect with representatives, it is very disadvantageous for democracy because it promotes cynical cynicism about the process.”

Lee Drutman, a senior fellow at the New American Thinker Political Reform Program, said that while technological advances have made parties extremely partisans gradually master norms, the line in the mid-decade is “take it to the next level.”

“This makes the election seem like a conspiracy between the legislators and the courts, which may not be the best candidate for democratic legitimacy,” said the Germans, who supported democratic reforms such as proportional representation and the Germans. Multi-member housing area. “It continues to undermine the notion that elections have any meaning.”

The U.S. Constitution requires lawmakers to re-dividate at least every 10 years, and if lawmakers Gerrymander, they face the challenge of ensuring their maps last for the entire decade. This allows for a lot of competition – even in the early decade, the Grimand region locked in partisan advantages, changing demographics and political trends could make a region more competitive over time.

A decade of re-division has set it apart from the table.

“This probably adds to the effectiveness of wandering because you can movers based on recent data and the map doesn’t have to last long,” said Nicholas Stephanopoulos, a professor of electoral law at Harvard. “The worst case is not only a redistribution in a decade, it’s a constant redistribution. Before each election, you also look at which team incumbents are closer than you wanted last time, and you’re going to have their three or five divisions more democratic or Republican.”

In recent years, Democrats The effort ended the extreme guerrillas and facilitated efforts to require legislators to comply with certain fair requirements when drawing regional lines or empowering maps to the independent commission. During the Biden administration, the failed comprehensive voting rights legislation in the U.S. Senate will require independent rezoning committees in each state.

But even the most ardent advocates of these reforms call on Democrats to use their own Republican-led wanderings to fight Republican-led wanderings, an idea that while long-term reforms are still a worthy goal, the immediate danger is too serious. Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, former Attorney General Eric Holder, who now leads the National Democratic Re-division Committee Sunday interview Meet.

Common Career, a watchdog organization that has been one of the most prominent advocates of Gerrymandering’s reform, announced Tuesday that it would not hinder retaliatory Gerrymanders as long as they meet certain fair standards.

Others are more critical. “If the only way to protect democracy is to undermine democracy – what exactly do you want to protect?” Chuck Todd, former NBC host Write in his newsletter this month. Alex Lee, a Democrat in the California Legislature, offers a similar one The argument on x last month. “Basically, Mander’s plan has undermined democracy. The right answer is to abolish politicians who pick their voters nationwide and map out the vision. Taking a game to the bottom is dangerous.”

Stephanopoulos says the current Congress map is It’s essentially balanced Between Democrats and Republicans. “I would rather have a fair map in a fair American house in every state. If we can’t understand that, because Congress doesn’t need a fair map and neither does the Supreme Court, then the worst case, I think the worst case is one side gerrymanders and the other side not, we get a highly distorted American house.

“This means that most Americans are not represented by most legislators and Congress passed laws that do not reflect most Americans want, thus at least offsetting the worst-case outcomes that Gillimanders have at least blocked.”

The mid-decade re-division war may also exacerbate another escalating problem in American politics – reducing competition in the U.S. House area, which has been steadily declining. There are only 27 out of 435 regions – About 6% – Considered competitive in the mid-2024. Neither Donald Trump nor Kamala Harris will last a region less than 10 points (Trump will score 30 points and Harris will be eight points).

“Ultimately, this is not a sustainable solution for anyone. It’s a mockery of democracy,” Drutman said. “At some point, I think people have to realize that there are better ways to elect.”