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minus-squaredejected_warp_core@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·6 days 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-squareLemminary@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up20·6 days agoI think you’re touching the heart of the problem: the US election system.
minus-squaremirshafie@europe.publinkfedilinkarrow-up7·6 days agoIn Sweden, prisoners keep their home address and vote in their home district.
minus-squaredejected_warp_core@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·6 days agoTo be fair, Sweden’s prison system is more progressive than the non-imprisoned experience in some countries.
minus-squareSuspiciousCatThing@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·6 days agoYeah that just means that gerrymandering is the problem.
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.
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.
Yeah that just means that gerrymandering is the problem.