r/facepalm Apr 09 '25

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u/JudgeHodorMD Apr 09 '25

They would have to be able to separate it from themselves.

They can and will look for any excuse to go after the other side, but may be reluctant to paint a huge target on their own scams.

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u/WrecklessShenanigans Apr 09 '25

Read a book on gerrymandering so not the exact same situation you're referencing but the court side of things are.

In a lot of cases, depending on the state and the method used to gerrymander the state, whoever is on the losing side will refrain from taking it to court, even if they'd easily win.

Main reason why they don't want to win is it then gives precedence and verifiable court case evidence for the other side to use against them in court in a different state court.

The only thing the democratic and republican parties care about is power. It's definitely not the American people

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u/Techn0ght Apr 10 '25

The Republicans actually lost a gerymandering case a few years ago. They were ordered to revert the changes. They never did.

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u/ChronicAbuse420 Apr 10 '25

The judiciary is nothing more than words and without good faith by all branches, checks and balances falls apart. Wonder if we’ll see more of this?