Gerrymandering
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Kiyoat Husker
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Here's another fun fact: SCOTUS cases take an average of 81 days from opening arguments to decision.
I guess I could un-clench a little
BigRedBuster
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Very surprised we haven't heard anything about this. A simple google search of "gerrymandering supreme court case" shows the last article written on October 5th. That's 4 weeks ago today.
Thought I remember reading somewhere that a decision would be usually in a couple weeks.
Thought I remember reading somewhere that a decision would be usually in a couple weeks.
Kiyoat Husker
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According to the omnipotent Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gill_v._Whitford
By then we will be knee-deep in dissecting the new coach's first full recruiting efforts...
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Kiyoat Husker
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Here's some recent "news"
http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/report-robin-vos-confronted-john-kasich-over-wisconsin-redistricting-position/article_6252e787-d7b2-5bc5-baf0-36341816abcb.html
John Kasich (R) is getting some heat from Republicans for taking an anti-gerrymandering stance on this case. Was called a "traitor"to his party. Ha!
I dislike John a lot less than the other former GOP candidates. This is some common-sense stuff that shouldn't be a partisan issue. IIRC he is moderate in some other areas, as well. Moderates don't always fare well in primaries, but would be better in office, IMHO.
http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/report-robin-vos-confronted-john-kasich-over-wisconsin-redistricting-position/article_6252e787-d7b2-5bc5-baf0-36341816abcb.html
John Kasich (R) is getting some heat from Republicans for taking an anti-gerrymandering stance on this case. Was called a "traitor"to his party. Ha!
I dislike John a lot less than the other former GOP candidates. This is some common-sense stuff that shouldn't be a partisan issue. IIRC he is moderate in some other areas, as well. Moderates don't always fare well in primaries, but would be better in office, IMHO.
BigRedBuster
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Danny Bateman
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There's your problem. No one who is moderate/sane enough to win a general election/be a good president can win a GOP primary.
This isn't yet the case on the left, but Democrats haven't nominated some radical socialist or communist, yet, either.
RedDenver
Active member
I don't think you have to be moderate to be a good President, but you have to be sane.
And you need to be able to build consensus, both in Congress and with the American people. LBJ went primarily through Congress using political threats; JFK went through the American people using speeches; Reagan went through the American people using a series of TV spots. FDR used a combination of all three.
Danny Bateman
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VA Dems won the statewide vote count by 9 points but it's only good enough for a tie of in the state House.
We need fair redistricting.
We need fair redistricting.
BigRedBuster
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An interesting read on the subject.
Danny Bateman
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Their entire podcast series on the subject is worth a listen. I think they're only a couple of episodes deep. One of them gives a good history of what happened with the Wisconsin district maps that led up to their being challenged in the Supreme Court.
BigRedBuster
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