Friday, February 6, 2015

Proportional Gerrymandering: A Definite Solution

After viewing CGP Grey's video in which he explained the three redistricting methods I can safely say that proportional gerrymandering is the most effective and satisfying method by far. Proportional gerrymandering is essentially the act of matching the voters in districts as a whole which results in a competitive and leaves these regions with the most proportionate results possible. As proportional gerrymandering may not seem like the most legitimate and "justified" way possible due to the fact that it is using gerrymandering to limit gerrymandering, it is the most superior method of redistricting. Many people may say that Independent commissions totally eliminate gerrymandering while creating proportional districts, but in the end they still end up creating disproportionate districts and unfair elections. Similar to these disadvantages, in independent commissions, it is still likely that gerrymandering would be the mastermind behind this method of redistricting. As I saw that many of my peers thought that the split line method might work the best, but I would have to disagree. The split line method only brings uncertainty to an election due to the fact that it basically draws a random line to separate districts. Now one may say that once the split line method is applied, mathematical algorithms can be checked to see how the districts were split up, but this is after the fact of the election and if the results do not satisfy the voters then the whole process must repeated until it creates the most desirable districts. Ultimately, proportionate gerrymandering is the most superior method of redistricting because it limits gerrymandering and it creates justifiable results.

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