Gerrymandering: Autocracy Over Democracy

The history of Gerrymandering is as long as the history of the USA, with both parties doing it when in control of state government. However, after 2019, the problem became magnified. The Rucho v. Common Cause Supreme Court ruling (5-4 on party lines favoring the Republicans) found that "while partisan gerrymandering may be incompatible with democratic principles, the federal courts cannot review such allegations, as they present nonjusticiable political questions outside the remit of these courts."

Click here  (or the image below) to see a pie graph showing the disparity regarding who controlled redistricting for the 2022 mid-term election:

GOP controlled 41% of districts
Dems controlled 11% of districts
Various state commissions and legal and at-large bodies controlled 48% of districts

Bottom line: the USA is not a representative democracy.

The Political System In The USA Sucks

"Elections are coming up in the United States, so I thought it was a good opportunity to talk about the world's best and worst voting systems. Why are US elections so weird? And how can it be fixed?"

Ironically, the USA has one of the best Constitutions in the world. Too bad it fails so badly in its application. Click on the link below for a video exposing just how badly the USA performs in being a genuinely representative democracy:

The One Where I Get Slightly Political And Lose Half My Subscribers

Expose Of The Base Problem And What Needs To Be Done

"David Pepper exposes the most corruption in all our democracy as part of Conversations with Great Minds."

Click on the link below for a 20-minute video regarding the base of the US's present political problem:

All politics is local