Hey California! Why don't you all REDISTRICT before Ahnold starts?

Octafish

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Wed Oct-22-03 08:37 AM
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Hey California! Why don't you all REDISTRICT before Ahnold starts?

Hey, if you do things the "right" way, you'll be able to shut out every darn GOP district from north to south. It might even help us more than Tom DeLay's bedwetters in Texas are helping his cockroach caucus.

Back to Cali-forn-ya: I don't know how much time you have before Gropenfuehrer Judgment Day arrives by private jet from his private Malibu gym, but if your legistlature hurries you can get it done before Gray goes back to private life.

Can you do it? If so, you can piggy-back on Texas' ride through the federal courts all the way to Antonin Scalia, who'll be forced to admire the results of his own hypocricy or criminality.

I'm serious. Whaddya say?

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Democat

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Wed Oct-22-03 08:39 AM
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1. Democrats are too "nice" to do something like that

Only Republicans care about winning. Democrats care about being "nice" instead.

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Octafish

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Wed Oct-22-03 08:46 AM
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2. Can we write to somebody in Sacramento?

I know they're all term-limited and worrying about having to work a real job, like the nice Mr. Brown over in San Francisco and the very gentle Mr. Brown in Oakland, but, gee! There's gotta be a way!

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Brian Sweat

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Wed Oct-22-03 08:50 AM
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3. Democrats are no strangers to gerrymandering.

I am willing to be that California's congressional districts are already pretty well gerrymandered. I doubt that they could be redrawn in such a way as to eliminate additional Republican strongholds.

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trogdor

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Wed Oct-22-03 09:09 AM
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4. Actually, they were designed to protect incumbents.

It's kinda like gerrymandering, but different. I, for one, would love to see Orange County's influence diluted with about five or six lines intersecting at Disneyland.

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Octafish

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Wed Oct-22-03 10:17 AM
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7. If it worked in Texas...

... It should work in California. Anaheim's a nice town, too.

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PROGRESSIVE1

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Wed Oct-22-03 09:23 AM
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5. But Bill Richardson may get us another seat in New Mexico!!!

I read this in "Rollcall" on another thread last night!

Now if the Illinois Dem's would get some BALLS then they could get us three more seats there too including Hasterts!!!

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Octafish

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Wed Oct-22-03 09:37 AM
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6. The bastids did it in Michigan.

The GOP legislature teamed with the giant turd John Engler to terminate David Bonior's seat when Michigan lost a seat in the last census. Bonior is a darn good Democrat, too!

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Champion Jack

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Wed Oct-22-03 11:35 AM
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8. Unfortunately you are correct

and it is a sad fact

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jeter

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Wed Oct-22-03 11:46 AM
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9. The governor doesn't have authority over redistricting

The governor has only limited powers.

And all other statewide office holders are Democratic.

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Octafish

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Wed Oct-22-03 11:52 AM
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10. That's what I mean, DU Friend jeter!

We still have the DEM legislature and Gray is still governor, if only in name. Why not have them pull and all-nighter and sign a redistricting plan into place?

Worse that could happen is the thing ends up in the courts. It could even parallel what's going to happen in Texas. That way, if it ends up before the NAZI Rehnquist and his toad Scalia, whatever happens in Texas has to happen in California.

God I love California. Texas, too. In fact, my whole country, including the people.

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Octafish

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Wed Oct-22-03 04:17 PM
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11. Congressman Jerry Manders...still kicking?!

Edited on Wed Oct-22-03 04:19 PM by Octafish

For our afternoon friends in the Golden State.

C'mon, California! Whatcha worried about? The people'll recall you?

EDIT: Added second sentence in body for effect.

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