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State legislatures draw the districts on maps. They are told how many districts they have to draw bu the federal Congress. Then partisan legislators try to draw as many 51% districts that they can for their side while packing as many of their opponents into a single district that they can. So whoever wins the most state legislature seats wields a lot of power when we do a census and redistrict every 10 years.
The legislation’s sponsor says by banning scientific theories, the policy aims to prevent kids from being taught things that aren’t true.

I think I have to go sit down for a while. I don't know how to process such an absurd sentence. I don't understand how there are adults, who were voted into office, in this world, in this time period, who...
We have passed peak IQ. We're done. >

I feel like I read that IQ did peak in the 90s because of CO2 in the atmosphere. I can't find it now though so don't treat that like a fact or anything. Good thing I'm not in Montana. >

Well no, it's a hypothesis. It would be difficult proving a causal link with so many confounding variables. >

Now, I ain't no country chicken, and I'm not a city lawyer.  I do however, know for a fact, that when two men sit down together to share a casual link at breakfast, it by no means has to be Jimmy Dean, and I can call those men homophrodites.  It is well within my rights under the first commandment to throw stones at those who have sinned.  I rest my face. >

This feels so Futurama >

Exactly ~~what~~ where I was ~~ripping off~~ drawing inspiration from! >

Maybe they should require a GED to hold public office in Montana? >

Lauren Bobert has entered the chat. >

Only took her what, three tries?
Still better than McCarthy's speaker vote! >

The fact she won at all. And the won reelection is why I've lost all faith in humanity. >

The fact that she barely won in my Uber conservative district, restored my faith in humanity. >

This is what a lot of people don't get.  They redistricted to what should have been a more favorable demographic and she baaaaaarely won.  Lots of people regardless of political affiliation hate her.  I was not amused when I realized that my rep was now her after the redistricting.  Fuck that bitch, hopefully we can muster enough people next time around. >

How is it still legal to "redistrict" an area to affect election outcomes? I ask out of genuine curiosity, as a non-American. I'm pretty sure that can't be done where I am from.