“I don’t think the number of Democrats or Republicans who would be elected to Congress is the issue.”
I forget who said that at today’s hearing. It doesn’t matter.
It’s not true.
Redistricting is all about politics.
The lines on the maps drawn by Republicans in states where they control the executive and legislative branches look just like those on Governor O’Malley’s map and serve the same purpose – to gain seats in the U.S. Congress.
“One Congressman cannot represent both Cumberland in Western Maryland and Gaithersburg in Montgomery County,” said another witness today.
That’s not true either.
I wasn’t happy with the court-drawn 41st district in 2002. I went from being a shoo-in to winning my primary by 245 votes.
But now I love my district and the challenge of representing my African-American and Orthodox Jewish constituents, as well as every other person I have the honor of serving.
A Congressional district has six times the population of mine.
Sandy-Well thanks for being honest about what’s happening here… Let’s just say the Gov is doing this because he can, not because it makes any kind of sense… I wish he would just say, “Hey, I won, you lost.” I just hate to watch legislators who would generally require quotes based on certain percentages to then turn a blind eye to the disenfranchisement that is about the be heaped on much of the state. Additionally, why is it we have to go thru these machination for the benefit of the incumbents. Honestly, 4 incumbent members live within 20 miles of one another… Just wrong to have that concentration of power in such a small geographic area… IMHO