Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Suggestion #18: Time to do something about gerrymandering












==Continue to Suggestion 19: Consider a few Crackpot Items



Montiaron said...

California Proposition 11 only affected redistricting of State Assembly and State Senate seats. Reducing gerrymandering for House of Representatives districts will require another proposition.

sjmalarkey said...

Prop 11 is not that surprising given prior moves like term limits. Recently the state even elected a Republican outsider to Governor! The level of disgust with our disfunctional government is reaching new highs every year.

I suspect that there is a strong popular sentiment against entrenched elites across the country as a whole. This might be a good time to try such a change. A lot of people will be feeling the need for change.

Ilene Marder said...

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Subscribed to blog... as for the Tawana Brawley case, Poughkeepsie NY...I was a reporter in the state capitol of Albany and covered the story. That case was a symbol of abuse on so many levels, including the use and abuse of media.

As for gerrymandering.... one of the primary reasons it exists and is so difficult to legislate away, relates to your thoughts on CHEATS.

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