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Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts) Wed Jun 11, 2014, 09:44 AM Jun 2014

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VA-07 district is carefully crafted to exclude large cities (but includes suburbs)...

Just throwing this out there:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VA-07

Notice how it rings around Richmond, but doesn't include it...

Paging Mr Mandering, Mr G. Mandering.

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VA-07 district is carefully crafted to exclude large cities (but includes suburbs)... (Original Post) Cooley Hurd Jun 2014 OP

This is a crime against democracy. Fred Sanders Jun 2014 #1

You've misread Wikipedia. That's the old map. Jim Lane Jun 2014 #2

That sucks so much.. damn their gerrymandering scam. Cha Jun 2014 #3

It was formed by a DOJ directive in 1993. former9thward Jun 2014 #4

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)

1. This is a crime against democracy.

Reply to Cooley Hurd (Original post)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 10:27 AM

Jun 2014

Jim Lane

(11,175 posts)

2. You've misread Wikipedia. That's the old map.

Reply to Cooley Hurd (Original post)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 11:26 PM

Jun 2014

That's the map from the "Historical district boundaries" section of the Wikipedia article. It's labeled "2003 - 2013".

The redistricting after the 2010 census took effect with the 2012 election, which chose the person who would fill the term beginning in January 2013. The former district in the OP is actually more reasonable -- more compact and contiguous -- than the current one, which you can see here. It throws out long arms that make the go-around-Richmond effect even more pronounced.

Cha

(297,162 posts)

3. That sucks so much.. damn their gerrymandering scam.

Reply to Cooley Hurd (Original post)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 11:36 PM

Jun 2014

thanks Cooley

former9thward

(31,987 posts)

4. It was formed by a DOJ directive in 1993.

Reply to Cooley Hurd (Original post)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 11:37 PM

Jun 2014

The DOJ demanded a majority-minority district and to do that Richmond had to be excluded. Richmond was made the heart of a the new 3rd district formed in 1993. So this "gerrymandering" was completely at the direction of the Justice Department.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia's_7th_congressional_district

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