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[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

A plan to keep Republicans out of office permanently so that they can never wield this new power in retaliation (even Lincoln messed up on that one)

That one is simpler than it sounds. Restore the proportionality of the House of Representatives (broken by the Apportionment Act of 1911). The GOP is a minority party and would not have a chance if their voice wasn't amplified.

[–] Thevenin@beehaw.org 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Gotta do the same for the senate and state legislatures (including governors). Redrawing state lines is not simple.

[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 4 months ago

The Senate is the trickier one to solve. It was not intended to be a proportional body originally. In the short term, the balance could be impacted by not treating politicians as above the law and actually prosecuting crimes that they have openly committed.

State legislatures effectively are only going to be fixed with a new court or voters overcoming the gerrymandering.