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brooklynite

(94,571 posts) Wed Apr 11, 2018, 04:15 PM Apr 2018

Pa. GOP supports plan to give majority party more power over redistricting

Source: The Hill

Republicans in the Pennsylvania House are supporting a measure that would give the majority party in the legislature more power over drawing redistricting.

GOP lawmakers on the House State Government Committee voted Wednesday in favor of a proposal that would amend the state constitution to create a commission to draw new legislative and congressional districts every 10 years, The Associated Press reported.

Under the measure, the GOP and Democratic caucuses in the House and Senate would each pick a member. Two other members would be selected by the full House and Senate to fill out the six-member panel.

New maps would have to be approved by five of the six members on the panel. Lawmakers would vote on the maps if the commission couldn’t reach an agreement.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/382698-pa-gop-supports-plan-to-give-majority-party-more-power-over

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Pa. GOP supports plan to give majority party more power over redistricting (Original Post) brooklynite Apr 2018 OP

War on democracy. These people hate America Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #1

They've become real Stalinists. sandensea Apr 2018 #5

It would be a tall hurdle to amend their constitution! Thekaspervote Apr 2018 #2

With redistricting wouldn't they be shooting themselves in the foot MattP Apr 2018 #3

Redistricting only applied to Congressional seats... brooklynite Apr 2018 #4

If it walks like a duck and sounds like a duck bucolic_frolic Apr 2018 #6

The process needs to move out of elected officials hands. Scruffy1 Apr 2018 #7

NO. We need an independent panel BumRushDaShow Apr 2018 #8

Eliot Rosewater

(31,112 posts)

1. War on democracy. These people hate America

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 04:16 PM

Apr 2018

sandensea

(21,635 posts)

5. They've become real Stalinists.

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 04:28 PM

Apr 2018

"It's not who votes that counts, but who counts the votes."

Thekaspervote

(32,767 posts)

2. It would be a tall hurdle to amend their constitution!

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 04:24 PM

Apr 2018

MattP

(3,304 posts)

3. With redistricting wouldn't they be shooting themselves in the foot

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 04:25 PM

Apr 2018

brooklynite

(94,571 posts)

4. Redistricting only applied to Congressional seats...

Reply to MattP (Reply #3)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 04:28 PM

Apr 2018

...and doesn't set a required approach for the next redistricting session.

bucolic_frolic

(43,161 posts)

6. If it walks like a duck and sounds like a duck

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 04:37 PM

Apr 2018

it's still a duck. Gaming the system. Generations of GOP in power have control over this whole state. They own it.

Scruffy1

(3,256 posts)

7. The process needs to move out of elected officials hands.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 04:54 PM

Apr 2018

For years the formulae in most states is to give Democrats safe urban seats where the votes are not effecient. My own district is about 80% Democrat the one just bordering was gerrymandered to make it a big R. if you put the two districts together it would be about 60 % Democratic and the boundaries makes no sense. It almost hop scotches from one safr R place to another.The other thing that bothers me is the two party assumption. If a viable third party emerged they would be shut out and a minority could decide. Like I said it needs to done by an independant panel with strict guidelines.

BumRushDaShow

(128,979 posts)

8. NO. We need an independent panel

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 05:52 PM

Apr 2018

This is bullshit. And as long as Wolf (D) is there, it should be vetoed.

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