Quantcast
Channel: tle
Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 46

Beyond Gerrymandering

$
0
0

The redistricting process performed by Florida's heavily Republican legislature has been deemed unconstitutional.  Considering the flagrant partisanship displayed by the legislature, and the state constitutional amendments which banned such behavior, it shouldn't be surprising, but the tortuous process of law means many people were breathing sighs of relief.  I doubt they're doing that now.

The judge in this case, Terry Lewis, “ordered lawmakers to revise their congressional redistricting map”  (Tampa Bay Times).  The unacceptable maps drawn up by the legislature have now been revised.  By the legislature.  The results are predictable; very little change.  And they might be accepted.  Even if they're not, the Republicans will probably achieve their goal of deferring a just resolution until after the 2014 elections.  They they'll work on eliminating state judges who disagree with their practices of election thievery.  

Gerrymandering needs to die.  That won't happen so long as the dance of the sugar daddies continues in the Republican state legislatures.  I'll go further;  I don't think it's possible to eliminate gerrymandering using the current approach.  But there is another way.


Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 46

Trending Articles



<script src="https://jsc.adskeeper.com/r/s/rssing.com.1596347.js" async> </script>