Republicans have criticized democrats for being elitists and to often they were true. But nothing compares to the arrogant elitism of republicans spouting I am better than you and that is good. They will be hit hard for their arrogance. While we recognize their arrogance is to salve their egos for the guilt of betraying the citizens of Ohio, with Gerrymandering, unfair tax burdens, and lack of compassion for the sick and the poor, we will not forget and chief among these is the stealing of the power of our votes. Right now they try to turn our attentions towards myriad battles they construct to deplete our strength but we do not forget that their power in Ohio can be changed by a referendum on Gerrymandering.
I really do not care whether one calls himself a Republican or Democrat, I believe that anyone who supports taking away the peoples right to representational democracy through Gerrymandering is trying to subvert our US Constitution. Today we have 12 Republicans in the US House of Representatives and only 4 Democrats even though our voters voted for each of those parties in about the same number. This what Gerrymandering can achieve.
But even more shocking than what it can achieve in terms of the number of Representatives is what behaviors it enabled. When elections are Gerrymandered , officials are no longer accountable to the voters. They are thus free to take bribes, gifts, donations , as they wish without effective interference from the voters. This corruption is the essential reason for Gerrymandering. Any that say different are ignorant or lying.
In Ohio we are fighting back. A first step in doing this is identifying those who stand with the people and pledge to work against Gerrymandering. Please take a step to bring Democracy back to Ohio by pledging effort on our MoveOn petition. Remember where ever you serve Democracy , you serve it everywhere. The link is http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/gerrymandering-in-ohio?source=c.fwd&r_by=99591
Anyone can help, no matter their age, their locations or their circumstances. Please pledge to help us. We urgently need you to do this.
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