Va. Republicans push through rewrite of Senate districts

[kpete]

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Source: Richard Times Dispatch

Va. Republicans push through rewrite of Senate districts

Posted: Monday, January 21, 2013 5:51 pm | Updated: 5:53 pm, Mon Jan 21, 2013.
Richmond Times-Dispatch

Senate Republicans this afternoon pushed through a surprise rewrite of the 2011 redistricting plan that erases a Democratic seat in western Virginia and creates a sixth majority black district that would be located between Petersburg and Danville.

Democrats were shocked by the move, vowing to oppose the new plan in court.
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The so-called re-redistricting plan was woven into House-passed legislation that makes technical adjustments to delegates' districts.

The revised plan cleared the Senate on a party-line vote of 20-19. Missing this afternoon was Sen. Henry L. Marsh III, D-Richmond, who was in Washington for President Barack Obama’s inauguration ceremony.

Read more: http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/va-republicans-push-through-rewrite-of-senate-districts/article_1e6faf38-e5db-5b37-b3ae-63f544108f03.html

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We’re not done yet.

At the end of this wild day, the “Senate adjourned in memory or (sic) General Thomas J. ‘Stonewall’ Jackson,” according to the minutes of the session. Jan. 21 is the Confederate general’s birthday.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2013/01/a_footnote_to_the_virginia_senate_story.php?ref=fpblg

[OKNancy]

1. Better headline in this article - this was a nasty piece of sneaky bs they pulled

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251278627

Virginia Senate Sneaks Through Gerrymandering Bill While Country Watches Inauguration

[DavidWD72]

2. Well...

Could someone explain to me just how this is ethical, let alone legal? I am very curious about this devious maneuver.

[leftyohiolib]

3. ethical! well bless your heart- repubs dont care about illegal either

[chuckstevens]

4. It's So Republican

I'm reminded of the line in the movie The Sting by the character Doyle Lonnigan (Robert Shaw), "Your friend is quite a card player, Mr. Kelly. How does he do it?" Kelly (Robert Redford): "It's easy; he cheats!"

When the Republicans can't win fair and square, they are always more than willing (even eager) to cheat. Every fair minded voter in Virginia should reject this latest Bull Shit move on the part of the Republicans.

[onehandle]

5. I can't wait until the white power movement is reduced to tiny little pockets here and there...

...so that we can wall them up and forget them.

[oldandhappy]

6. new Black district

Can we flood it with volunteers and turn it Blue??!!

[judesedit]

7. I hope it's struck down for the sneaky underhandedness of it all which is totally obvious.

[judesedit]

8. We must fight to have our votes count. Get rid of the electoral college asap.

[judesedit]

9. Maybe the Dems can do the same thing when a Republican't is out of town. Eye for an eye.

[No Vested Interest]

10. What can be done?

Demand the Governor veto the measure - or else!

[wysimdnwyg]

11. Aside from the blatant gerrymandering...

They adjourned not for the national holiday (MLK's birthday), but for "Stonewall" Jackson's birthday? And they'll have the gall to come out and argue if anyone claims they're playing to their racist base.

[CarmanK]

12. GOP is coming so repulsive to freedom loving Ams, that they will become irrelevant.