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Demsrule86

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13. There is a gerrymander case at SCOTUS now. It includes a method for determining whether

Sun Sep 3, 2017, 07:39 AM

Sep 2017

a district is gerrymandered. Kennedy always said he would vote to end gerrymandering if there was a formula to determine if a district was gerrymandered...I think it could happen. We will know in June. In any case,gerrymanders don't last forever. And this one is showing signs of slipping in some areas. If we get governorships, we can stop them from continuing to gerrymander....we face another ten years if we don't. The census is coming in 20.

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in 2018 when we get control will we [View all] bluestarone Sep 2017 OP

First we need to win SHRED Sep 2017 #1

Uhhhh, does the phrase PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2017 #2

does the phrased bluestarone Sep 2017 #4

Counting your chickens before they are hatched PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2017 #8

Make voting free and counted elections should be easier and accessible to all Americans kimbutgar Sep 2017 #3

we probably will not get control, and if we do... SoCalDem Sep 2017 #5

this is bluestarone Sep 2017 #6

+1 leftstreet Sep 2017 #9

If things go well in 2018 customerserviceguy Sep 2017 #7

The governors races and legislatures are equally important. Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #11

True, but customerserviceguy Sep 2017 #12

There is a gerrymander case at SCOTUS now. It includes a method for determining whether Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #13

I hear this sort of thing all the time...I sincerely hope we win...I dream about it. I can almost Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #10