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That's completely untrue. You seem to misunderstand the entire issue.

Imagine 3 districts in an area split 55-45 Dem to Rep. If you draw the lines so that 2 districts are (D to R) 40-60 splits, that leaves the other at 85-15, you guarantee two Republican representatives and one Democrat. If everything were evenly split-up, then there would be 3 Democrats. Gerrymandering COMPLETELY undoes the democratic system. It's a primary issue in our system and 100% voting turn-out would do NOTHING to stop it.




> If you draw the lines...

That's my point. It's harder to draw the lines, and it's harder to maintain those lines if the additional 42% of Americans voted.


The extra 42% of voters are voting within lines already drawn. So the lines will continue to achieve their effect and keep the people who drew them in power.




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