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Gerrymandering
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 10:34 am
by 89Hen
Proud to be a Marylander...
https://mdpetitions.com/redistricting/read_the_bill/
Federal justices who heard the case against the map: ‘took particular note of the 3rd District, represented by Rep. John Sarbanes. Niemeyer wrote that its shape makes the original Massachusetts map that gave gerrymandering its name look "tame by comparison." "This is more reminiscent of a broken-winged pterodactyl, lying prostrate across the center of the state," Niemeyer wrote.
Re: Gerrymandering
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 10:35 am
by dbackjon
That is one screwed up district.
Re: Gerrymandering
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 11:04 am
by UNI88
dbackjon wrote:That is one screwed up district.
+1
That one might take the cake.
Re: Gerrymandering
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 11:13 am
by SuperHornet
dbackjon wrote:That is one screwed up district.
To call THAT a "screwed up district" is being MUCH too generous....
Re: Gerrymandering
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 11:15 am
by andy7171
I remember when 89 "didn't dislike" and "had no real problem with" O'Malley during his first term.
Re: Gerrymandering
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 11:19 am
by CAA Flagship
andy7171 wrote:I remember when 89 "didn't dislike" and "had no real problem with" O'Malley during his first term.
Here we go.....
Re: Gerrymandering
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 12:16 pm
by grizzaholic
Isn't there already enough threads on EC(b) around this place? I mean, come-the-FUCK-on!!!
Re: Gerrymandering
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 12:54 pm
by 89Hen
andy7171 wrote:I remember when 89 "didn't dislike" and "had no real problem with" O'Malley during his first term.
I'm not saying I never said that, but I definitely didn't vote for him, and that would have only been after maybe a month.
Re: Gerrymandering
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 12:55 pm
by 89Hen
grizzaholic wrote:Isn't there already enough threads on EC(b) around this place? I mean, come-the-FUCK-on!!!
District envy noted.
Re: Gerrymandering
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 12:56 pm
by grizzaholic
89Hen wrote:grizzaholic wrote:Isn't there already enough threads on EC(b) around this place? I mean, come-the-FUCK-on!!!
District envy noted.
Don't you have to worry about a ditch flooding?
Re: Gerrymandering
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 1:03 pm
by andy7171
89Hen wrote:grizzaholic wrote:Isn't there already enough threads on EC(b) around this place? I mean, come-the-FUCK-on!!!
District envy noted.
Life is simple out there. The congressional districts match perfectly with the state boundary.
Re: Gerrymandering
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 1:57 pm
by grizzaholic
andy7171 wrote:89Hen wrote:
District envy noted.
Life is simple out there. The congressional districts match perfectly with the state boundary.
Don't forget, we don't have to spend hours on a damn bridge, pay tolls, deal with geese....well, the geese problem is taken care of by hunting.
Re: Gerrymandering
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 2:20 pm
by GannonFan
grizzaholic wrote:andy7171 wrote:
Life is simple out there. The congressional districts match perfectly with the state boundary.
Don't forget, we don't have to spend hours on a damn bridge, pay tolls, deal with geese....well, the geese problem is taken care of by hunting.
You just need to spend hours driving to your next door neighbor. We get it, lots of open space out there.
Re: Gerrymandering
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 2:45 pm
by BlueHen86
I thought the PA 7th district was bad:
The MD 3rd district makes it look normal.
Re: Gerrymandering
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 2:56 pm
by HI54UNI
Wow!
Every state needs to adopt the Iowa plan.
Re: Gerrymandering
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 3:00 pm
by dbackjon
HI54UNI wrote:Wow!
Every state needs to adopt the Iowa plan.
Just be square?
Re: Gerrymandering
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 3:01 pm
by grizzaholic
dbackjon wrote:HI54UNI wrote:Wow!
Every state needs to adopt the Iowa plan.
Just be square?
One district.
Re: Gerrymandering
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 5:03 pm
by 93henfan
grizzaholic wrote:dbackjon wrote:
Just be square?
One district.
Iowa has more than one district, unlike these cool states
:
The other elephant in the room is that Iowa only has white people, so there's no reason to gerrymander. They just divide it up into the white people in that corner, the white people in that corner, etc...
Re: Gerrymandering
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 5:53 pm
by BlueHen86
93henfan wrote:grizzaholic wrote:
One district.
Iowa has more than one district, unlike these cool states
:
The other elephant in the room is that Iowa only has white people, so there's no reason to gerrymander. They just divide it up into the white people in that corner, the white people in that corner, etc...
I think Iowa divides their districts based on corn or soybean.
Re: Gerrymandering
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 6:14 pm
by SuperHornet
I find that HIGHLY offensive, 93. There are ONLY white people in Iowa?
That is complete and utter HOGWASH.
Re: Gerrymandering
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 6:16 pm
by 93henfan
SuperHornet wrote:I find that HIGHLY offensive, 93. There are ONLY white people in Iowa?
That is complete and utter HOGWASH.
I'm sorry. Only 96% according to the 2000 census. You are so right. Iowa is a true melting pot.
Re: Gerrymandering
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 6:19 pm
by SuperHornet
So long as a close African-American shipmate and friend of mine lives in Iowa, I will object to that racist trash.
Re: Gerrymandering
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 6:20 pm
by 93henfan
SuperHornet wrote:So long as a close African-American shipmate and friend of mine lives in Iowa, I will object to that racist trash.
Go kill yourself please.
Re: Gerrymandering
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 6:28 pm
by 93henfan
Come back. I was only joking.
Re: Gerrymandering
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 6:29 pm
by Grizalltheway
93henfan wrote:SuperHornet wrote:So long as a close African-American shipmate and friend of mine lives in Iowa, I will object to that racist trash.
Go kill yourself please.
Geez.