Gerrymandering Leave Millions Of People Without A Voice In Government (Reply #28)

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Sat Sep 26, 2015, 06:44 PM

NonMetro (631 posts)

28. Gerrymandering Leave Millions Of People Without A Voice In Government

In Michigan, on the tea party surge in 2010, the GOP gained control of congress, and gerrymandered this state, using sophisticated software, to the point where it is now not possible for the Democrats to get a majority in either state chamber. And Democrats are a majority here, voting for Obama both times, and we have two Democratic Senators - the only seats the Repiblicans couldn't gerrymander away. There should be a law against this. Minority rule is the opposite of democracy.

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66 replies	Author	Time	Post
GOPer Caught On Tape Explaining How She’ll Redistrict Black Democratic Colleague Out Of Office [View all]	L. Coyote	Sep 2015	OP
GOP Evil Knows No Limit Or Bound	cantbeserious	Sep 2015	#1
Cheating is the only way repugs can win	brush	Sep 2015	#2
No they use Treason as well remember RayGun and the hostages	Vincardog	Sep 2015	#26
To the Greatest Page. We should invade her facebook page here:	ChisolmTrailDem	Sep 2015	#3
A couple of corrections.	HooptieWagon	Sep 2015	#4
Important corrections...thank you.	dixiegrrrrl	Sep 2015	#6
True. But this just goes to show that redistricting should NEVER be left to the	1monster	Sep 2015	#8
Fla voters passed a Constitutional Amendment several years ago...	HooptieWagon	Sep 2015	#14
I'm aware. But I'm not holding my breath. I've lived in Florida for over	1monster	Sep 2015	#15
Been here 50.	HooptieWagon	Sep 2015	#16
Good.	1monster	Sep 2015	#19
You are accusing a Dem Congressperson of gerrymandering Florida for the Republicans.	L. Coyote	Sep 2015	#37
That's exactly what happened.	HooptieWagon	Sep 2015	#38
No, that's just what you say happened.	L. Coyote	Sep 2015	#45
Links are right there in my post.	HooptieWagon	Sep 2015	#50
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
And she colloberated with the Rs.	HooptieWagon	Sep 2015	#55
So, now you are admitting you were wrong. Well, keep backtracking until you are right.	L. Coyote	Sep 2015	#61
WTF? I haven't back-tracked one bit.	HooptieWagon	Sep 2015	#64
A Dem anything in Florida can most likely be a DINO.	djean111	Sep 2015	#51
Debbie's goons threatened a AA who filed to run in my district.	HooptieWagon	Sep 2015	#56
I'm afraid this is correct. I suspect it goes on elsewhere as well.	Eleanors38	Sep 2015	#60
You know what they say about opinions and suspicions.	L. Coyote	Sep 2015	#62
Well, don't fall in one.	Eleanors38	Sep 2015	#66
K&R. I'm glad this move has been exposed.	Overseas	Sep 2015	#5
If only gerrymandering was a crime punishable by prison time.	Rex	Sep 2015	#7
If that was the case, Rep Brown would be in prison also.	HooptieWagon	Sep 2015	#10
Gerrymandering is one of those issues where you can say both parties do it.	Rex	Sep 2015	#12
Illinois is one messed up looking state gerrymander wise. [nt]	Ichigo Kurosaki	Sep 2015	#27
Yes.	murielm99	Sep 2015	#43
It should be, along with vote and election tampering, with severe sentences.	Hortensis	Sep 2015	#24
Why isn't this national news?	perdita9	Sep 2015	#9
Because Rep Brown is not an innocent victim.	HooptieWagon	Sep 2015	#11
Why do you not want to talk about the racial issue here?	CreekDog	Sep 2015	#46
What the hell are you talking about?	HooptieWagon	Sep 2015	#47
You blame Dems Reps in racially aggregated gerrymandered districts. That's just ludicrous.	L. Coyote	Sep 2015	#48
She participated in the gerrymandering.	HooptieWagon	Sep 2015	#49
You are conflating two distinct issues. Don't blame Dems for the gerrymandering by the Rs.	L. Coyote	Sep 2015	#52
I'll blame Dems who colloberated with Rs in gerrymandering.	HooptieWagon	Sep 2015	#57
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
Step 2: Put all the black people and liberals in prison. n/t	librechik	Sep 2015	#13
Yep.. the ultimate goal.	mountain grammy	Sep 2015	#17
It worked in Furguson	packman	Sep 2015	#59
Can't this be officially investigated?	zentrum	Sep 2015	#18
That's RICO shit right there. Conspiracy. Fed charges	elehhhhna	Sep 2015	#20
Lani Guinier tried to explain how the prison-census-voter link worked and I have been explaining	kelliekat44	Sep 2015	#21
That is ugly, ugly, ugly.	JDPriestly	Sep 2015	#22
She apologized so all is good...	C Moon	Sep 2015	#23
True.	Enthusiast	Sep 2015	#25
God forgives her	Plucketeer	Sep 2015	#33
Adkins: “I apologize if my statements offended anyone."	radicalliberal	Sep 2015	#35
True. That's more like an eye-roll than an apology.	C Moon	Sep 2015	#41
Gerrymandering Leave Millions Of People Without A Voice In Government	NonMetro	Sep 2015	#28
So does the electoral college.	YOHABLO	Sep 2015	#31
SAme thing has happened in Ohio nt	No Vested Interest	Sep 2015	#42
There really is no end to Repig sleaziness	hifiguy	Sep 2015	#29
they know they cannot appeal to black voters with their ideas	Skittles	Sep 2015	#30
K&R	valerief	Sep 2015	#32
Ugh	Liberal_in_LA	Sep 2015	#34
GOP thinks politics is "played" like Survivor. Which means...	Beartracks	Sep 2015	#36
Hello, federal charges!	shenmue	Sep 2015	#39
No wonder thay support a high incarceration rate. Disgusting! nt	Live and Learn	Sep 2015	#40
Vile and disgusting.	Uncle Joe	Sep 2015	#44
Before even reading this I guessed it was a Florida Republican.	stevenleser	Sep 2015	#54
Most Republican officeholders are criminals, IMHO.	John Poet	Sep 2015	#58

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