Structural flaws in politics enable GOP gerrymandering scheme
- Conservative justices ruled partisan gerrymandering claims cannot be adjudicated, giving Republicans advantage in House.
- Gerrymandering increasingly used to benefit Republicans, who gained 16-17 more seats in House through it.
- Supreme Court approved partisan gerrymandering, giving state courts rationale to avoid issue.
- Few options remain to reform gerrymandering as voters pay little attention to issue.
- Proportional representation could end gerrymandering but requires replacing single-member districts.
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