Quote:I think you'd need a constitutional amendment to do that, so it is highly unlikely that it would happen.   However, to get rid of racial (and therefore party) gerrymandering, all you need to do is repeal the Voting Rights Act.   That could be done, easily.   The problem is, there are two powerful constituencies that would block any attempt to repeal it: blacks and the republican party.   There is an unholy alliance between black congresspeople and republicans, which is,

 

"I will give you your safe black district and that will give me safe republican districts all around it.   Take all those black democrats out of my nice white republican district.  You can have them."  

 

That eliminates the competition. 

 

Repealing the voting rights act won't change a thing regarding gerrymandering, but you are correct that people like Corrine Brown get what they want out of the current arrangement.

 

More affirmative voting rights would be better than repealing what little voting protection there currently is.

 

You're right that a constitutional amendment would be needed to change the methods of election to the house and senate (the senate was already changed early in the 20th century) but even on a state level it would be a good start in making every vote start counting again.

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