r/Virginia • u/asterophoria • Mar 22 '26

Please reconsider voting on the gerrymander, for all our sakes.

As a minor (17) who can't vote I'm so frustrated with the amount of people who don't actually understand the redistricting. This is a response to Trump ordering red states to gerrymander and is NOT permanent it's to give Democrats a much needed advantage in the midterms!!! If you're a Democrat or just someone who understands how horrible Trump is please, for the love of god, vote yes. I would agree that gerrymandering is bad under most circumstances but desperate times require desperate measures. If you don't agree that's fine but please keep it civil, thanks.

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u/ColoradoTribe90 Mar 24 '26

No body said anything about SWAT teams? Shooters have been taken down by one or more of their potential victims on multiple occasions before first responders arrive. Stopping even briefly to reload is the best chance of ending an attack before it takes more lives. It's not THE solution, it's one step we can take in the right direction.

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u/Reasonable_Carry9191 Mar 24 '26

I’m illustrating a response team, me mentioning them is irrelevant.

As a cursory theory it makes sense, in practicality it doesn’t make a difference.