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More than a year after his death, a cache of computer files saved on the hard drives of Thomas Hofeller, a prominent Republican redistricting strategist, is becoming public.
Republican state lawmakers in North Carolina fought in court to keep copies of these maps, spreadsheets and other documents from entering the public record. But some files have already come to light in recent months through court filings and news reports.
They have been cited as evidence of gerrymandering that got political maps thrown out in North Carolina, and they have raised questions about Hofeller's role in the Trump administration's failed push for a census citizenship question.
Now more of the files are available online through a website called The Hofeller Files, where Hofeller's daughter, Stephanie Hofeller, published a link to her copy of the files on Sunday after first announcing her plans in a tweet last month.
"These are matters that concern the people and their franchise and their access to resources. This is, therefore, the property of the people," Hofeller told NPR. "I won't be satisfied that we the people have found everything until we the people have had a look at it in its entirety."
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Hmmm...
Turbineguy
(37,383 posts)to cheat!
PatSeg
(47,678 posts)When it comes to cheating, they are very prolific and resourceful. Its a shame they can't channel all that energy into actual governing.
Rucho v. Common Cause. They got their boy liar on the Supreme court along with a whole lot of new judges all up and down the courts. They can win the lawsuits. All they have to do is push forward regardless, and lie lie lie.
MarcA
(2,195 posts)That is what they always tell the little people.
mopinko
(70,275 posts)Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)ancianita
(36,176 posts)RobertDevereaux
(1,858 posts)tulipsandroses
(5,131 posts)It takes courage to do the right thing
deurbano
(2,896 posts)erronis
(15,393 posts)They can't fight facts with truth so they'll plant falsehoods and innuendos.
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)More, we need more good people with access and a voice in the halls of power to stand up.
Botany
(70,618 posts)End of story.
Hekate
(90,913 posts)Mc Mike
(9,115 posts)AllaN01Bear
(18,578 posts)Evolve Dammit
(16,788 posts)Delmette2.0
(4,174 posts)Thank you Stephanie! I hope you see see this.
Gothmog
(145,722 posts)FakeNoose
(32,833 posts)She might get shut down somehow, it seems her father's old company is trying to throttle her, if nothing else. She could get hacked and shut down very quickly, and this info needs to be shared as widely as possible.
MagickMuffin
(15,970 posts)So, everyone could download these and send far and wide.
At least I think that can be accomplished.
FakeNoose
(32,833 posts)I wasn't sure how that worked on Google Drive. I did poke around there a little bit last night (Sunday) however the downloads were slow because of so much activity on the account.
benld74
(9,911 posts)magicarpet
(14,195 posts).... lapel to show the world how much of a patriot they are and love this country. Yet when it comes to fucking with the vote these Nazis know no shame.
rickyhall
(4,889 posts)To fix all the ways the Trumpublicans have fucked us over the last 40 years.
Scotch-Irish
(464 posts)should require jail time.
MasonDreams
(756 posts)empedocles
(15,751 posts)IronLionZion
(45,580 posts)which we won't see from Ivanka.
The GOP just wants to Make America White Again. MAWA