Gerrymander based on ideology instead of race

[DBCowboy]

IMO — Like Affirmative Action. It started with minorities. Which made sense in the beginning before fought for Equal Opportunity became mostly enacted. 

Today Affirmative Action should evolve to be for culturally disadvantaged. Starting with children that come from homes that don’t promote education or personal drive to benefit self. 

In other words — functioning programs that have worked need to evolve to fit a changing world. 

I was a senior in high school when the Equal Rights Act was passed. It still blows my mind that that happened in my lifetime. So - there are still people alive today that evolved from the suppressive slave culture (not race). They should be encouraged to evolve. Gerrymandering is a program that can help promote a culture where voting was once discouraged and/or illegal. 

The way it’s being used currently is wrong.

WTF is "culturally disadvantaged"?

[andy06shake]

WTF is "culturally disadvantaged"?

 
Safe bet to suggest a lot of the indigenous peoples from your blessed nation have historically been known to be culturally disadvantaged.

Same as it's also true that a lot of the communities still face poverty and discrimination.

[DBCowboy]

 
Safe bet to suggest a lot of the indigenous peoples from your blessed nation have historically been known to be culturally disadvantaged.

Same as it's also true that a lot of the communities still face poverty and discrimination.

Maybe if they came to America, they should have fekking WANTED to be AMerican.

[andy06shake]

Maybe if they came to America, they should have fekking WANTED to be AMerican.

Were they not already there?

[DBCowboy]

Were they not already there?

I lived in the UK for 11 years, it didn't make me British.

[chr0naut]

Then I will run as Broccoli for president next election

There's a process to it. Here's how:

How to Become the President of the United States

... I suggest you get in quick, before someone suspends the process.

[andy06shake]

I lived in the UK for 11 years, it didn't make me British.

If you were born here, it would have...

And 11 years is more than enough in terms of time where naturalisation could become a thing. 

[ANNEE]

 
Safe bet to suggest a lot of the indigenous peoples from your blessed nation have historically been known to be culturally disadvantaged.

Same as it's also true that a lot of the communities still face poverty and discrimination.

I lived on the SW border of AZ for 20 years. 

You are absolutely correct. It’s difficult to get many of them to understand why they should vote. 

They don’t trust the government. Can’t really blame them. 

However - votes did increase as the result of targeted campaigns. 

It proves that disadvantaged areas do respond to concentrated efforts.

[ReturnofBroccoli]

I lived on the SW border of AZ for 20 years. 

You are absolutely correct. It’s difficult to get many of them to understand why they should vote. 

They don’t trust the government. Can’t really blame them. 

However - votes did increase as the result of targeted campaigns. 

It proves that disadvantaged areas do respond to concentrated efforts.

My wife is indigenous and she doesn't vote either No one in her family does

[DBCowboy]

If you were born here, it would have...

And 11 years is more than enough in terms of time where naturalisation could become a thing. 

I had the choice after 7 years,  I either join the RAF or the USAF

I joined the USAF.

But while I was in the UK, I respected their customs, their laws.