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minus-squaredejected_warp_core@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·21 hours agoI agree with the sentiment, but were prisoners able to vote, prisons would get gerrymandered to hell and back. That said, they should still be able to.
minus-squareSuspiciousCatThing@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·12 hours agoYeah that just means that gerrymandering is the problem.
minus-squareLemminary@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·21 hours agoI think you’re touching the heart of the problem: the US election system.
minus-squaremirshafie@europe.publinkfedilinkarrow-up6·21 hours agoIn Sweden, prisoners keep their home address and vote in their home district.
minus-squaredejected_warp_core@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·21 hours agoTo be fair, Sweden’s prison system is more progressive than the non-imprisoned experience in some countries.
I agree with the sentiment, but were prisoners able to vote, prisons would get gerrymandered to hell and back. That said, they should still be able to.
Yeah that just means that gerrymandering is the problem.
I think you’re touching the heart of the problem: the US election system.
In Sweden, prisoners keep their home address and vote in their home district.
To be fair, Sweden’s prison system is more progressive than the non-imprisoned experience in some countries.