The Man Behind the Newest Supreme Court Voting Case

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3. It makes more sense if districting is based on the total population

that includes everyone, not just the smaller number of eligible voters.

When voters cast their ballots it affects everyone in the district, not just those eligible voters. Non-eligible voters still have a vested interest election results as it impacts their lives, their families and communities. Non-eligible voters -- teens, immigrants, ex-felons, people unable to get appropriate IDs -- are strongly motivated to get involved in the political process through activism and campaign donations. The efforts of non-eligible voters can sway opinions and influence elections just like eligible voters.

If a district excludes non-eligible voters then there is also a valid argument to be made under the premise of “No taxation without representation”. Residents can't be denied by the government on one hand while the other demands taxes from them.

This exclusion of non-eligible voters in districting is just one more scheme designed to prop up the dead ideas of the dying dinosaur that is the GOP.