Posted on Jul 6, 2017
New House Bill Would Kill Gerrymandering and Could Move America Away From Two-Party Dominance
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Do I feel that this is a good idea? Absolutely.
Do I feel that it stands a chance of passing? Absolutely not
Do I feel that it stands a chance of passing? Absolutely not
New House Bill Would Kill Gerrymandering and Could Move America Away From Two-Party Dominance
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SSG Michael Hartsfield I agree with your assessment 100% we need gerrymandering to go away, but it never will. How can you get rid of something that keeps you in power? They should because it is good for the American people. Unfortunately, what is good for the people is not necessarily good for the politicians. I would vote for a politician who supported (with action not words) congressional term limitations, an end to gerrymandering, and limiting government spending. I will be over here in my corner waiting for such a politician to arrive, or my pet unicorn whichever arrives first (my money is on the unicorn)
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SGT Anna Kleinschmidt
Hopefully the upcoming Supreme Court case will quash the partisan gerrymandering issue once and for all. This is the first time they have been able to prove a mathematical formula that is used to apply gerrymandering. In 2004 justice Kennedy himself has been holding out hope for someone to find such a standard that could prove partisan gerrymandering. Clarence Thomas also hates the idea of gerrymandering so this may just be the case that ends it once and for all.
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SSG Ronald Bloodworth
My money is on the unicorn too, but don't hold your breath waiting....lol
I've never seen any politician in over 50 years ever do one single thing that would place any type of limitation on themselves or return any power they've usurped from the American people.
I've never seen any politician in over 50 years ever do one single thing that would place any type of limitation on themselves or return any power they've usurped from the American people.
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Democratic Gerrymandering caused our Western Mayland Congressional District to go from Republican to Democratic in the Socialist Republic of Maryland. So don't think Gerrymandering is just done by those mean racist Republicans
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MAJ James Woods
Wow! Suddenly the snowflake Dems are warmongers aligned with the NRA encouraging folks to arm themselves and stock up. LMAO! America, watch out, the Dems are coming! the Dems are coming!
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LTC Orlando Illi
SSG Michael Hartsfield - Mike - if SCOTUS does outlaw Gerrymandering then I will support it. Until then it is not against the law (that is my whole point - you may not like it but it is not illegal) . Regarding 2018 - So far the vitriol against POTUS promulgated by the DNC has them 0-4. So as the following articles states - let the games begin:
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/05/30/democrats-now-targeting-79-house-race-but-do-have-money-and-message.html
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/05/30/democrats-now-targeting-79-house-race-but-do-have-money-and-message.html
Democrats now targeting 79 House race, but do they have the money and message?
Washington Democrats say they are now competing in 79 House races next year -- an aggressive new plan to retake the chamber driven by the notion that voters have had enough of President Trump and congressional Republicans.
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MAJ James Woods
LTC Orlando Illi - ALT Right vs. Anti-FA; yep this is indeed our America today. Both GOP and Dems and Corporate Media are responsible. Thank you.
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There are really two stumbling blocks IMV. The first is getting such a bill through Congress and signed by the President. The second is a Constitutional issue. As it sits now, states decide how they will conduct their elections. I'm pretty sure that a fair number of them would not respond favorably to Congress telling them how to peel the apple.
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SSG Michael Hartsfield
IMHO, this bill isn't telling people how to "peel the apple." It's outlawing gerrymandering and ensuring that parties that would ordinarily get drowned out by "The Big Two" get a fair opportunity at the apple. For me, I feel that it would give people better options and not feel locked into two choices.
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LTC (Join to see)
SSG Michael Hartsfield - I don't have an issue with the elimination of gerrymandering. I suspect the SCOTUS will attempt to do that this fall. Where I think the Constitutional challenge will arise is with Congress telling states how to choose their representatives to the federal government. Multi-representative districts and ranked choice voting are significant changes ... the first for all states, the second for those states that don't already use RCV (and I believe that is most of them). I've long favored RCV in the states in which I have voted (none of the three had it). I'm not sure I fully understand "multi-representative districts" so I'm unwilling to comment on whether that is a good idea or a bad one. I agree that the bill won't tell "people" how to "peel the apple" ... but it will tell states how to conduct their elections for representatives ... and that's the apple I suspect states will want to continue to peel themselves.
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