simplejack

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[–] simplejack@lemmy.world 37 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

These morons are so god damned shortsighted. America’s massive investments in science is on of the main reasons its industrial and technological sectors have dominated the world.

[–] simplejack@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

One of those things triggers after a bunch of states fight long hard battles to update their constitutions. The other one triggers as soon as a single opponent gerrymanders.

It’s also worth noting that CA has only been free of gerrymanders for a little over a decade. The’ve gerrymandered before and they can do it again.

[–] simplejack@lemmy.world 3 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

But that’s how this stuff starts. Someone gets the ball rolling, and that’s what happened yesterday.

[–] simplejack@lemmy.world 3 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (4 children)

I bet CA goes through.

They’re proposing some conditional logic in their legislation. If others do ____, then CA does ____.

If the other states do nothing, then CA does nothing.

[–] simplejack@lemmy.world 14 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Correct. That said, I’ve yet to see the actual text that is being proposed. I’m having a hard time finding that.

[–] simplejack@lemmy.world 212 points 21 hours ago (6 children)

Gotta hand it to the fossil fuels industry, they got what they wanted and their propaganda worked.

And now Americans have a janky grid, slower / more expensive transportation, and bigger power bills.

[–] simplejack@lemmy.world 43 points 1 day ago (3 children)
[–] simplejack@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (8 children)

CA is moving ahead. It will be on a special election ballot in November.