Signatures filed to invalidate Maryland Congressional redistricting

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

So you're saying they "deserved" it? Why can't Maryland Republicans push for an independent commission instead?

Why didn't the Maryland Democrats push for an independent commission?

Something akin to what got Blago impeached and stuff. When you have something like this, it is a gold mine that you don't just give away. You sell seats to the highest bidder within the party and screw the other party out of as many as possible in order to have more "merchandise" to sell. Same as what happened across the border in PA.

How did I know this was a krazen post?

'Moving right along to the next thread....

Looks like snotty Miles doesn't like citizen uprising against Democrats' outrageous Maryland congressional map.  This is going to referendum.  We turned in 10k more than needed. 10k will not be invalid

"There is no greater concept then that of disarmament so long as everybody is disarming at the same time".

The problem is there is no way to do that since these are done on a state by state basis.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Don't be naive Krazen. The only way for this to have worked was if the legislature was disarmed and/or shackled with a set of restrictive criteria.


Edit: Does Maryland even have a means to alter the redistricting climate that doesn't require legislative approval?

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

The only reason MD's maps look worse than other gerrymanders is because of the odd physical shape of that state (and incumbent residences). Dems should not compromise unless/until there is a ban on gerrymandering nationwide. Though it may be a moot point, since a remap could probably be done with a similar partisan result.

That is probably unconstitutional.

If that stance had been taken in the states like AZ, CA and the other commission states, gerrymandering would be the rule in all 50 states. The only way to do this is for the people in each state to stand up and demand reform and for the minority party in these states to join that movement.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

It must never be forgotten then personal self-interest is often as important as the party machine's interests, and sometimes it is even of greater import. Hence what happens all the time in New York on the Democratic side.