RmDebArc_5@piefed.zip to Political Memes@lemmy.caEnglish · edit-21 day agoBut the USA would never do thatmedia.piefed.zipimagemessage-square77fedilinkarrow-up11.04K
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minus-squaredejected_warp_core@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·7 hours agoI agree with the sentiment, but were prisoners able to vote, prisons would get gerrymandered to hell and back. That said, they should still be able to.
minus-squareLemminary@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·7 hours agoI think you’re touching the heart of the problem: the US election system.
minus-squaremirshafie@europe.publinkfedilinkarrow-up6·6 hours agoIn Sweden, prisoners keep their home address and vote in their home district.
minus-squaredejected_warp_core@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·6 hours agoTo be fair, Sweden’s prison system is more progressive than the non-imprisoned experience in some countries.
I agree with the sentiment, but were prisoners able to vote, prisons would get gerrymandered to hell and back. That said, they should still be able to.
I think you’re touching the heart of the problem: the US election system.
In Sweden, prisoners keep their home address and vote in their home district.
To be fair, Sweden’s prison system is more progressive than the non-imprisoned experience in some countries.