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Lotusflower70

(3,077 posts) Fri Sep 8, 2017, 09:49 PM Sep 2017

Whitehouse and McCain file brief with Scotus on gerrymandering

.@SenJohnMcCain & I filed a brief with SCOTUS to end extreme partisan gerrymandering that distorts our democracy. https://t.co/u7skVpMhA4

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Whitehouse and McCain file brief with Scotus on gerrymandering (Original Post) Lotusflower70 Sep 2017 OP

A brush with death clarifies things. Good on McCain. Missed that applegrove Sep 2017 #1

I have wondered why I have heard about so much gerrymandering in "recent" years BigmanPigman Sep 2017 #2

It should be a criminal act Mr.Bill Sep 2017 #5

McCain is turning into cilla4progress Sep 2017 #3

I Always Thought Dems Have Become Cons... Grassy Knoll Sep 2017 #7

Good on both Sheldon and John!! longship Sep 2017 #4

Good for John McCain and Sheldon Whitehouse! summer_in_TX Sep 2017 #6

When the GOP does something that sounds good, it's not. There is something going on. C Moon Sep 2017 #8

What about Sheldon Whitehouse? Gore1FL Sep 2017 #10

I'm saying keep an eye on them. C Moon Sep 2017 #11

He's on a roll. nt Honeycombe8 Sep 2017 #9

applegrove

(118,909 posts)

1. A brush with death clarifies things. Good on McCain. Missed that

Reply to Lotusflower70 (Original post)

Fri Sep 8, 2017, 09:58 PM

Sep 2017

maverick.

BigmanPigman

(51,653 posts)

2. I have wondered why I have heard about so much gerrymandering in "recent" years

Reply to Lotusflower70 (Original post)

Fri Sep 8, 2017, 09:58 PM

Sep 2017

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and the article said that technology has made it easier. That makes sense. It should be illegal. Period.

Mr.Bill

(24,368 posts)

5. It should be a criminal act

Reply to BigmanPigman (Reply #2)

Fri Sep 8, 2017, 11:27 PM

Sep 2017

with jail time for those convicted of it. It's no better than election/voting fraud.

cilla4progress

(24,799 posts)

3. McCain is turning into

Reply to Lotusflower70 (Original post)

Fri Sep 8, 2017, 10:19 PM

Sep 2017

A Democrat!!

👍👍👍👍

Grassy Knoll

(10,118 posts)

7. I Always Thought Dems Have Become Cons...

Reply to cilla4progress (Reply #3)

Fri Sep 8, 2017, 11:54 PM

Sep 2017

...And Cons Have Become Fucking Idiots.

longship

(40,416 posts)

4. Good on both Sheldon and John!!

Reply to Lotusflower70 (Original post)

Fri Sep 8, 2017, 11:11 PM

Sep 2017

I hope that there will be many more on that side of things. I cannot imagine how Gerrymandering would be supported by even one SCOTUS justice.

I am nearly sure that I will be proven wrong on that. But no way Kennedy supports Gerrymandering.

summer_in_TX

(2,769 posts)

6. Good for John McCain and Sheldon Whitehouse!

Reply to Lotusflower70 (Original post)

Fri Sep 8, 2017, 11:38 PM

Sep 2017

C Moon

(12,226 posts)

8. When the GOP does something that sounds good, it's not. There is something going on.

Reply to Lotusflower70 (Original post)

Sat Sep 9, 2017, 12:09 AM

Sep 2017

Republicans are—and will always be—selfish, callous, money-driven white collar criminals. And now we can add traitors on top of that heap.
I will never trust McCain.

Gore1FL

(21,165 posts)

10. What about Sheldon Whitehouse?

Reply to C Moon (Reply #8)

Sat Sep 9, 2017, 12:35 AM

Sep 2017

He's a RI Democrat and the two seem to be in agreement.

C Moon

(12,226 posts)

11. I'm saying keep an eye on them.

Reply to Gore1FL (Reply #10)

Sat Sep 9, 2017, 01:01 AM

Sep 2017

This is the 2nd time in the past 2 days the GOP has been in the news talking about putting an end to gerrymandering.
Putting an end to it is great—but we also remove the boundaries previously setup by gerrymandering.
Do you think that will happen?
I believe the GOP is focusing A LOT on protecting themselves should they lose in big in 2018.

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)

9. He's on a roll. nt

Reply to Lotusflower70 (Original post)

Sat Sep 9, 2017, 12:23 AM

Sep 2017

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