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US question: Would you approve of your state seceding from the Union, declaring independence from the United States? I think California, Oregon, and Washington would, and probably Colorado too. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 4 months ago by Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Democrats do gerrymandering too. Basically without gerrymandering, the power would shift about 4% in Democrats favor. Enough to shift power in the House, but not as much as people think.

(That statistic comes from a video I watched a while ago, and could be wrong, so take it with a grain of salt. I’m not an authority on this matter.)

[–] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 months ago

I suspect politics would actually shift a huge minority amount towards "no, don't kill the planet, my grandchildren live here".

The billionaire planet killers can afford to buy up and lock down two parties. I doubt they can afford to buy out everyone.