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Protect Democracy
@protectdemocracy.org

@ruthgreenwood.bsky.social is 1 of 500+ scholars urging Congress to adopt proportional representation. After a career fighting gerrymandering, her conclusion is clear: it’s time for systemic change. We’re proud to back her & fellow scholars in their push for change. Her latest for @bostonglobe.com

protdem.orgGerrymandering won. It’s time to change the rules. - The Boston GlobeThe Supreme Court has closed off nearly every legal avenue for challenging partisan gerrymandering. The answer isn’t better maps. It’s proportional representation.

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Todd Adams 🇺🇦
@todddavidadams.bsky.social

A good example, the 9th district in Tennessee. The 9th has always been Memphis, a majority Black district represented by a Memphis progressive, on par with the community. After gerrymander in the wake of Callais, it'll be represented by a Trump MAGA conservative. This is no true representation.

Protect Democracy
@protectdemocracy.org

The problem is built into how we vote. Each district elects just one person, so whoever wins a majority wins everything and the people who voted the other way get nothing. That turns every map into a zero-sum fight over where to draw the lines, no matter who draws them.

Protect Democracy
@protectdemocracy.org

The fix is proportional representation: a party's share of seats matches its share of votes. A party that wins 40 percent of the vote wins about 40 percent of the seats, so gerrymandered maps stop working. Our report, When Maps Don't Matter, shows how it would work. protectdemocracy.org/maps

protectdemocracy.orgWhen maps don't determine electoral outcomesUnder proportional representation, gerrymandering is prohibitively difficult. The system would end the redistricting wars for good.