Anonymous
02/26/2017 12:46
Subject: Re:Support a fair process for redistricting in Virginia
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'm assuming the OP is a Virginia voter, in which case it makes much more sense for the OP to focus on VA than MD.
I bet oP is not a Virginia voter, but someone from DC or MD who is active in the national democratic party.
This is the new push for the democrats. They cannot win on the local level outright, so they are trying to gerrymander to win.
If this was about creating sound voting districts, OP woukd be worried about fixing the crazy gerrymandering in MD and CA.
Republicans can't win without cheating and they know it. Without gerrymandering and voter suppression they would be a regional party. In the last election Republican house candidates nationwide got less than half of the votes cast but they won 55% of the seats. Six million more Americans voted for a Democratic Senate candidate than a Republican.
Republicans know that if they ever let their foot off of the snake they're finished. If they ever lose control of the districting process their party is headed for the dustbin of history. It's the reason they've become completely unprincipled.
Both sides love to gerrymander when they are in control. We should have a nonpartisan process.
Anonymous
02/26/2017 12:42
Subject: Re:Support a fair process for redistricting in Virginia
Have you seen this article about the math of gerrymandering?
http://www.chronicle.com/article/Meet-the-Math-Professor/239260/
http://www.chronicle.com/article/Meet-the-Math-Professor/239260/
Anonymous
02/26/2017 12:37
Subject: Re:Support a fair process for redistricting in Virginia
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'm assuming the OP is a Virginia voter, in which case it makes much more sense for the OP to focus on VA than MD.
I bet oP is not a Virginia voter, but someone from DC or MD who is active in the national democratic party.
This is the new push for the democrats. They cannot win on the local level outright, so they are trying to gerrymander to win.
If this was about creating sound voting districts, OP woukd be worried about fixing the crazy gerrymandering in MD and CA.
Republicans can't win without cheating and they know it. Without gerrymandering and voter suppression they would be a regional party. In the last election Republican house candidates nationwide got less than half of the votes cast but they won 55% of the seats. Six million more Americans voted for a Democratic Senate candidate than a Republican.
Republicans know that if they ever let their foot off of the snake they're finished. If they ever lose control of the districting process their party is headed for the dustbin of history. It's the reason they've become completely unprincipled.
Anonymous
02/26/2017 12:22
Subject: Support a fair process for redistricting in Virginia
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:MD is somewhat gerrymandered for the Dems and I would happily go to a system nationwide that fixed the problem-- for NC, TX, PA etc.
The system should be based off county boundaries.
Small adjacent rural counties linked together. Larger urban counties divided by adjacent zip codes. No spiders or snakes.
I agree in principle, but you've just moved the problem to drawing county and zip code boundaries. Those aren't put there by God.
Anonymous
02/26/2017 10:49
Subject: Support a fair process for redistricting in Virginia
Anonymous wrote:MD is somewhat gerrymandered for the Dems and I would happily go to a system nationwide that fixed the problem-- for NC, TX, PA etc.
The system should be based off county boundaries.
Small adjacent rural counties linked together. Larger urban counties divided by adjacent zip codes. No spiders or snakes.
Anonymous
02/26/2017 10:45
Subject: Support a fair process for redistricting in Virginia
MD is somewhat gerrymandered for the Dems and I would happily go to a system nationwide that fixed the problem-- for NC, TX, PA etc.
Anonymous
02/26/2017 10:17
Subject: Re:Support a fair process for redistricting in Virginia
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'm assuming the OP is a Virginia voter, in which case it makes much more sense for the OP to focus on VA than MD.
I bet oP is not a Virginia voter, but someone from DC or MD who is active in the national democratic party.
This is the new push for the democrats. They cannot win on the local level outright, so they are trying to gerrymander to win.
If this was about creating sound voting districts, OP woukd be worried about fixing the crazy gerrymandering in MD and CA.
California has had non-partisan redistricting at the state and federal levels for years.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Citizens_Redistricting_Commission
Anonymous
02/26/2017 10:12
Subject: Re:Support a fair process for redistricting in Virginia
Anonymous wrote:I'm assuming the OP is a Virginia voter, in which case it makes much more sense for the OP to focus on VA than MD.
I bet oP is not a Virginia voter, but someone from DC or MD who is active in the national democratic party.
This is the new push for the democrats. They cannot win on the local level outright, so they are trying to gerrymander to win.
If this was about creating sound voting districts, OP woukd be worried about fixing the crazy gerrymandering in MD and CA.
Anonymous
02/26/2017 09:59
Subject: Re:Support a fair process for redistricting in Virginia
I'm assuming the OP is a Virginia voter, in which case it makes much more sense for the OP to focus on VA than MD.
Anonymous
02/26/2017 09:56
Subject: Support a fair process for redistricting in Virginia
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Maryland is the gerrymandered state.
Virginia's districts, overall, make a lot of sense.
If you want to fix gerrymandering you need to focus on Maryland first, not Virginia.
They both are gerrymandered. One is just gerrymandered by the team you like.
Maryland is the poster child for gerrymandering. Fix that first.
Actually I think North Carolina has that distinction.
Anonymous
02/26/2017 09:53
Subject: Support a fair process for redistricting in Virginia
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Maryland is the gerrymandered state.
Virginia's districts, overall, make a lot of sense.
If you want to fix gerrymandering you need to focus on Maryland first, not Virginia.
They both are gerrymandered. One is just gerrymandered by the team you like.
Maryland is the poster child for gerrymandering. Fix that first.
Because we can't fix more than one thing at a time? Fix 'em all.
Anonymous
02/26/2017 08:28
Subject: Support a fair process for redistricting in Virginia
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Maryland is the gerrymandered state.
Virginia's districts, overall, make a lot of sense.
If you want to fix gerrymandering you need to focus on Maryland first, not Virginia.
They both are gerrymandered. One is just gerrymandered by the team you like.
Maryland is the poster child for gerrymandering. Fix that first.
Anonymous
02/25/2017 22:09
Subject: Support a fair process for redistricting in Virginia
Anonymous wrote:Maryland is the gerrymandered state.
Virginia's districts, overall, make a lot of sense.
If you want to fix gerrymandering you need to focus on Maryland first, not Virginia.
They both are gerrymandered. One is just gerrymandered by the team you like.
Anonymous
02/25/2017 14:19
Subject: Support a fair process for redistricting in Virginia
Maryland is the gerrymandered state.
Virginia's districts, overall, make a lot of sense.
If you want to fix gerrymandering you need to focus on Maryland first, not Virginia.
Virginia's districts, overall, make a lot of sense.
If you want to fix gerrymandering you need to focus on Maryland first, not Virginia.
Anonymous
02/25/2017 13:11
Subject: Support a fair process for redistricting in Virginia
The issue of gerrymandering is very important in Virginia. If you have time to watch this film, or at least the part from about 10 minutes in, please do:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD3ZZ-wzrHQ
If you would like to support the efforts to have a fair redistricting process, please consider supporting onevirginia2021 at onevirginia2021.org/help
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