Drawing a Line
Validity: 524.4, democracy, no proportional representation, high corruption.
Description
This election's results are in, and thanks to aggressive partisan redistricting, your party managed to increase its majority despite only winning a quarter of the vote. While your most fervent loyalists are celebrating, some are concerned by your declining popular support.
Option 1
"Our electoral system's less fair than those scandal allegations coming out about me, which, by the way, never happened," says Paulo T. Ishan, representative from a district shaped like a briefcase with @@A@@ @@CURRENCY@@ sign on it. "And people are catching on. If we don't do anything, the public's going to eventually run us out of office. But if we make the maps more fair, the public's just going to vote us out! The best solution is to pin the blame on an otherwise clean scapegoat who's planning to resign soon anyway for personal reasons, such as myself. Then, you can pledge to repair the damage I allegedly caused while just manipulating things more subtly. Just to be clear: I'm talking about the redistricting, not the scandals, which didn't happen.
Effect: the government insists that @@LEADER@@'s unpopular decisions are caused by interns with mind control powers
Option 2
"Regarding scandals, same here. Never happened. Especially not with someone who looks like that," asserts your Minister of the Interior, while glancing at your secretary. "Regarding redistricting, I think the only way we can come out on top is if we press our advantage while we still have it. Make the maps even more favorable and start cracking down on political opposition. Make it as hard as possible for the opposition to gain seats. Boost police funding and have them break up any protests. At the end of the day, so long as we stay in power, does it really matter how we get there?"
Effect: electoral districts are often shaped like campaign slogans
Option 3
"It definitely matters! More corruption isn't the answer!" exclaims opposition voter @@RANDOMNAME@@, who's only in this meeting because @@HE@@'s friends with your niece. "Politics should have no place in the redistricting process. Redistricting should be led by an independent commission with frequent public hearings to ensure that people's voices are being heard. If an affected citizen has concerns, the commission must address them. Now, I know that changing the entire system might be a bit costly. Fortunately, I have some connections in the banking industry that can give you enough credit to get the job done. Just have your cabinet give me their routing numbers and we'll take it from there."
Effect: voters are assigned to districts based on their favorite sports teams