Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.world · edit-24日前YSK that Gerrymandering allows politicians to determine election outcomes by changing electoral maps. In most western countries, it's illegal. Gerrymandering is common in the United Stateslemmy.worldimagemessage-square306fedilinkarrow-up11.92Karrow-down117
arrow-up11.91Karrow-down1imageYSK that Gerrymandering allows politicians to determine election outcomes by changing electoral maps. In most western countries, it's illegal. Gerrymandering is common in the United Stateslemmy.worldDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.world · edit-24日前message-square306fedilink
minus-squareCorkyskog@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up13·edit-24日前It was invented because FDR was so popular that without that rule, his bones would probably still be president to this day.
minus-squareJarix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-22日前Ive never understood why someone who is popular can’t keep doing the job. I also don’t understand lifetime appointments like the supreme court without mandatory retirement ages or other mechanism to prevent mentally deficient people in the role
minus-squareEmpricorn@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3日前Fun fact: the bones of any president would be a better leader than our current president.
It was invented because FDR was so popular that without that rule, his bones would probably still be president to this day.
Ive never understood why someone who is popular can’t keep doing the job. I also don’t understand lifetime appointments like the supreme court without mandatory retirement ages or other mechanism to prevent mentally deficient people in the role
Fun fact: the bones of any president would be a better leader than our current president.