Democratic West Virginia senator calls the Inflation Reduction Act, hailed as ‘biggest step on climate crisis’, a ‘radical agenda’

Democratic West Virginia senator calls the Inflation Reduction Act, hailed as ‘biggest step on climate crisis’, a ‘radical agenda’

  • wrath-sedan@kbin.social
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    11 months ago

    Haha it’s ok. I’m not saying that gerrymandering isn’t a problem or that it’s not happening literally all the time as much as possible.

    All I mean is that you can’t gerrymander a federal senate seat. You can gerrymander the state legislature districts that control many of the aspects of voting for that statewide seat, but you cannot redraw (ie gerrymander) Joe Manchin’s senate seat without some minor civil wars with WV’s neighbor states.

    • PeleSpirit@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      11 months ago

      I agree with that part, but what’s the difference if it’s not direct? Regardless, it sounds like it’s a pretty red state anyway.

      • wrath-sedan@kbin.social
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        11 months ago

        To me it’s just about the definition of the word. It would be incorrect to say, “The WV legislature gerrymandered Joe Manchin’s senate seat.” Because gerrymandering means redrawing districts. You can totally say “The gerrymandered WV legislature passed laws that make it harder for Joe Manchin to be elected.” While gerrymandering affects the outcome, what they’re doing to Joe Manchin’s district is not gerrymandering.

        • PeleSpirit@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          11 months ago

          Lol, you’re a writer and/or journalist, yes? I’m not and not that worried about getting it just right, the results are the same.

            • PeleSpirit@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              11 months ago

              I was pretty sure we were agreeing and don’t get me wrong, I love people who love words because I don’t understand it but still find value in that way of thinking. I like art and physical beauty and I think word people probably also like art in the meanings of words and the ideas they create. You can see them happy when they read a good story and look up, its awesome.

          • wrath-sedan@kbin.social
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            11 months ago

            @PeleSpirit Ha, recovering grad student. No worries, shitty voter suppression is shitty voter suppression at the end of the day.

            (tagging you because for whatever reason my comment wasn’t appearing as a direct reply, weird!)

            • PeleSpirit@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              11 months ago

              Lemmy is acting a little fucky, I answered you but I don’t know where it went, lol.

              I was pretty sure we were agreeing and don’t get me wrong, I love people who love words because I don’t understand it but still find value in that way of thinking. I like art and physical beauty and I think word people probably also like art in the meanings of words and the ideas they create. You can see them happy when they read a good story and look up, its awesome.