Why Cheat on Democracy? It's Our 250th Anniversary!

from SmarterU · host Steve Lipscomb - Texas Tech U

In this episode, David Daley, best-selling author of Anti-Democratic and Rat F**cked, and Why Your Vote Doesn't Count, discusses the systemic intricacies of how politicians cheat when they draw district lines (gerrymandering/redistricting) and the outsized influence of the Supreme Court on American democracy. Discover how systemic manipulation affects elections and what citizens can do to restore fairness and representation.

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In this episode, David Daley, best-selling author of Anti-Democratic and Rat F**cked, and Why Your Vote Doesn’t Count, discusses the systemic intricacies of how politicians cheat when they draw district lines

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