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In reply to the discussion: GOPer Caught On Tape Explaining How She’ll Redistrict Black Democratic Colleague Out Of Office [View all]HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)4. A couple of corrections.
First, the headline is inaccurate. They are NOT colleagues. Rep. Janet Adkins is in the Fl House, Rep. Corrine Brown is in the US House.
Secondly, Rep. Brown colloberated with Fl GOP in gerrymandering her district in order to carve herself out a safe seat. Her hands are not clean, it's the most gerrymandered US Congresssional District in Florida. As a result, it gave safe seats to GOP in neighboring Districts that otherwise would be more competitive. Rep Brown was self-serving, not trying to make FL's districts more fair to Democrats.
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GOPer Caught On Tape Explaining How She’ll Redistrict Black Democratic Colleague Out Of Office [View all]
L. Coyote
Sep 2015
OP
True. But this just goes to show that redistricting should NEVER be left to the
1monster
Sep 2015
#8
You are accusing a Dem Congressperson of gerrymandering Florida for the Republicans.
L. Coyote
Sep 2015
#37
The Rs did the gerrymandering, and now post facto you want to blame a Dem. That's absurd and wrong.
L. Coyote
Sep 2015
#53
So, now you are admitting you were wrong. Well, keep backtracking until you are right.
L. Coyote
Sep 2015
#61
You blame Dems Reps in racially aggregated gerrymandered districts. That's just ludicrous.
L. Coyote
Sep 2015
#48
You are conflating two distinct issues. Don't blame Dems for the gerrymandering by the Rs.
L. Coyote
Sep 2015
#52
You blaming someone is a lot different than the facts you falsely assert. Stick to facts instead of
L. Coyote
Sep 2015
#63
Whatever. Peep can read my posts and links, and see you're obviously wrong.
HooptieWagon
Sep 2015
#65
Lani Guinier tried to explain how the prison-census-voter link worked and I have been explaining
kelliekat44
Sep 2015
#21