Also, seems kind of scary that this implies a future where so many people are in prison that their vote could actually tip the balance ?

  • nickajeglin@lemmy.one
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    1 year ago

    Oh shit, I never even thought about that. It’s another level of insidious. 1. Be republican 2. Get a huge prison in your district “for the jobs”, 3. Get more positions guaranteed to be republican, since the voters in your district still are. Would work for a democrat too, they don’t care about criminal justice reform either :(

    Might work slightly better for republicans because they can work the identity politics angle more easily.