Working the System...

The Senate's the Senate no matter where you are (well, each State has a different bunch of Senators), but the House of Reps has separate electorates based along geographical lines. Fiddling with those lines in order to benefit the sitting government is something that's been done a lot. It's got a name, Gerrymandering.

I think one of the reasons for the Liberal Party's massive victory is the tendency of non-conservatives to cluster in the "funky" suburbs. Conservatives are more distributed, so most electorates wind up with more conservatives in them. That's bad. So...

If you currently live in a safe Labor seat, consider moving to a marginal or Liberal held seat within the next three years, in time for the next election. It's time to Gerrymander from the grassroots.

Crossposted to:

• aussielj as [Politics - last one from me] Working the system....
• aus_politics as Working the system...
• aust_politics as Working the system...
• thealp as Working the system...
• australian_left as Working the system...

PS: Spread the word. Grassroots Gerrymandering Is In.