Texas Government


A fellow classmate (name not posted) posted an editorial on April 5th, 2019 regarding Gerrymandering in the State of Texas. They wrote a detailed explanation of the concept of Gerrymandering and the ways it is used to benefit a particular party. In the editorial, they even go into the history of how Gerrymandering came to be and how it used to this day, which allows the reader to fully understand the context before they make their opinion.  This helps the reader to be persuaded by the editorial as it allows us to better understand their opinion through the strength of their argument set out for us.
            However, while the classmate did a great job at presenting their argument to stop the practice of Gerrymandering, they made it appear that it was only for the benefit of the Republican Party stating “it is obvious how this divisions are made to reduce the number of Democratic voters”. I believe that Gerrymandering affects both sides as it favors the majority legislature at the time of redistricting. If it happens to be the Democrats, it would be in favor or the Democrats. In Texas, it just happens that we are usually Republican strong, which is why it might seem like it only benefits that particular party. It might have been a stronger argument to argue against Gerrymandering altogether rather than against a party as a whole. Overall, I agree Gerrymandering doesn’t seem to be a fair practice nowadays and I think this classmate made a good job at voicing his complaints about why.

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