There’s been a lot of concern about the perverse influence of well-monied interests in this country, and how they erode our democratic system. But there is another problem that is equally damaging to the integrity of our political system – gerrymandering.
By altering districts to suit their respective parties, politicians have reduced our options for representation and curtailed the ideological competition that is vital to a healthy democracy.
As a result, in the last decade, nearly 80% of districts have remain unchanged in power, locking in the partisan divide that is paralyzing our system.
-Romney Manassa, FIU alum
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