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In reply to the discussion: Census bureau: 80% of the population live in the 3% of the land that is urban. [View all]SWBTATTReg
(22,065 posts)24. I know. Because he thinks it is solely a state issue. I seriously disagree, being that the ...
republicans have made it (the whole process of gerrymandering) nationwide, propagating the practice from state to state as they could, when they could, nationwide. Not on a solely state basis. Perhaps we need to continue to pepper the Supreme Court with cases that depict the nationwide nature of this issue, in order to demonstrate the nature of this issue being a nationwide issue, but they already know this, Roberts and them already know this.
The Supreme Court has been wrong before. A case will appear soon before them that clearly demonstrates gerrymandering concerns on a nationwide, and / or take away in more stark terms the concept of 1 person, 1 vote concept.
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Census bureau: 80% of the population live in the 3% of the land that is urban. [View all]
pnwmom
Nov 2019
OP
I agree with your subject line, 1st pph, and 1st sentence in pph 2.
SuprstitionAintthWay
Dec 2019
#30
The Red ststes will never do anything sane when it comes to elections. nt
Progressive Jones
Dec 2019
#35
My guess is you are close to right. Evangelical affiliation would be the exact opposite of
Blue_true
Nov 2019
#9
Those big box churches are money change stations, from people's hand to the telepreacher.
Blue_true
Dec 2019
#29
Another timely reminder to remember that this 80% who lives in urban areas, on 3% of the
SWBTATTReg
Nov 2019
#3
John Roberts recently decreed no federal judge has legal basis for ruling on gerrymandering.
SuprstitionAintthWay
Dec 2019
#19
I know. Because he thinks it is solely a state issue. I seriously disagree, being that the ...
SWBTATTReg
Dec 2019
#24
And Citizens United legalized the concept of 1 billionaire, 5 million votes.
SuprstitionAintthWay
Dec 2019
#25
More or less the same map was a big hit among Republicans after the 2000 election.
Garrett78
Dec 2019
#31
True. He had no way of foreseeing his free "yeoman farmers" becoming
SuprstitionAintthWay
Dec 2019
#21
Amen. With 97% of land that's left brokered to foreign money, globalists got a new landbase.
ancianita
Dec 2019
#23