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DonViejo

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Wed Feb 7, 2018, 02:01 PM Feb 2018

New Democratic Group Attacks GOP Gerrymandering


February 7, 2018 at 7:55 am EST By Taegan Goddard

“A Democratic group backed by former President Obama intends to pour millions of dollars into an eclectic array of elections in a dozen states, in an effort to block Republicans from single-handedly drawing congressional maps after 2020,” the New York Times reports.

“The National Democratic Redistricting Committee, formed last year under the leadership of Eric Holder, the former attorney general, has settled on a strategy to contest a combination of governorships, legislative seats and more obscure state offices to chip away at Republicans’ sweeping control of the redistricting process.”

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https://politicalwire.com/2018/02/07/new-democratic-group-attacks-gop-gerrymandering/
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New Democratic Group Attacks GOP Gerrymandering (Original Post) DonViejo Feb 2018 OP
This GREAT news! K&R Ernesto Feb 2018 #1
K&R... spanone Feb 2018 #2
Good news...we must keep up the pressure and must have ... SWBTATTReg Feb 2018 #3

SWBTATTReg

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3. Good news...we must keep up the pressure and must have ...
Wed Feb 7, 2018, 02:58 PM
Feb 2018

representatives who are truly representative of us and not artificially voted in, due to Gerrymandering.

All fifty states and territories should submit their legislative borders to an independent body for confirmation that borders are truly representative, and not Gerrymandered. The GOP has clearly shown a bent towards fraud, and intent towards denying the right to vote/or suppressing the values of our votes, when 1 vote should equal 1 vote, no matter where.

Borders drawn should not be all over the place, but follow somewhat defined geographical borders. Perhaps a series of computer programs that will, w/o partisan bent, and developed solely by independent means, be used to define voting boundaries, and take away this function from legislative bodies since so much abuse has occurred.

Presidential power should also be severely limited now, especially w/ tRUMP clearly interfering in everything.

This was not the original intent of our founding fathers, interference into everyday aspects of American life by tRUMP.

As an American, I resent his interference into our everyday lives and am angry that he thinks he has this power. He does NOT. This was NOT the intention of the writers of the Constitution and its Amendments, along w/ the Bill of Rights, that the president can do anything. The Majority in Congress is also aiding and abetting this president too, and both are ignoring the danger to our free elections by outside interests, such as Putin. If you think I worked my whole life to allow the likes of Putin to determine who our reps are?

I guarantee you the answer to this is a resounding NO!

Perhaps in times of dire need, but not in times like this. Severe limits need to be established on presidential powers. Severe limits since these powers are being abused so much w/ this administration. Remember this POS did say: 'I, alone, can do it all' I (not exact wording but is the gist of it).

This administration, along w/ the GOP, is going to leave a lasting legacy of how to impede democracy for the majority of this country. This will be a stain that will last for generations.

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