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Ferret Annica

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4. Gerrymandering should be expressly illegal and qualifies as a cheat to defeat democracy
Reply to grantcart (Original post)
Tue Dec 20, 2011, 12:43 AM
Dec 2011

this proposal is an insult to people's intelligence and is a raw power grab that should be stopped.

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Is this the worse gerrymandering map in history? [View all] grantcart Dec 2011 OP
What's democracy? Oh, yeah, it's a buzzword that means buy stuff and die young. nt valerief Dec 2011 #1
When you can't win fair and square then, Marie Marie Dec 2011 #2
I like the way you link lies to Fox, cheating to gerrymandering duhneece Dec 2011 #16
Must be a real pain in the ass to campaign in a district that's only 100 feet wide... DCKit Dec 2011 #3
It is. Believe me, I know. TheWraith Dec 2011 #8
Gerrymandering should be expressly illegal and qualifies as a cheat to defeat democracy Ferret Annica Dec 2011 #4
Couple this bullshit with some vote flipping and woohoo pugs only way to win, that is cheat. lonestarnot Dec 2011 #5
Boundaries should be strictly non-partisan Nye Bevan Dec 2011 #6
Unfortunately, no. Take a look at New York's current map. TheWraith Dec 2011 #7
Doesn't compare RB TexLa Dec 2011 #9
You win. That is beyond anything they could possibly explain. nt DCKit Dec 2011 #13
Treasonous. joshcryer Dec 2011 #14
It was a creature created by law. Voting rights act required RB TexLa Dec 2011 #18
But if you stop Gerrymandering - could you maintain minority districts? BOHICA12 Dec 2011 #10
Isn't that ridiculous? Lugnut Dec 2011 #11
Not even close. There are maps that use a median on a highway to connect two otherwise completely BzaDem Dec 2011 #12
I used to live in NY-8 SixthSense Dec 2011 #15
tennessee 7th district...marsha blackburn spanone Dec 2011 #17
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