On Mar 9, 11:24*am, HK wrote:


While the area has been a Republican stronghold for years, redistricting
brought geographic changes and population shifts including more
Hispanics and younger suburban families that changed its make-up. The
2008 edition of the Almanac of American Politics rated the district as
"a tough one for Democrats to win but not impossible."

Yeah, in a red state it would be called cheating. In a blue state, it
is a valid election tool, right behind voter fraud... Like the
William Jefferson issue, Corzine in Jersey, et' al', this is just
another open slap in the face of democracy. Disgraceful.. All those
voters, cheated out of their vioce to fill another democrats pockets...

wrote:
On Mar 9, 11:24 am, HK wrote:

While the area has been a Republican stronghold for years, redistricting
brought geographic changes and population shifts including more
Hispanics and younger suburban families that changed its make-up. The
2008 edition of the Almanac of American Politics rated the district as
"a tough one for Democrats to win but not impossible."

Yeah, in a red state it would be called cheating. In a blue state, it
is a valid election tool, right behind voter fraud... Like the
William Jefferson issue, Corzine in Jersey, et' al', this is just
another open slap in the face of democracy. Disgraceful.. All those
voters, cheated out of their vioce to fill another democrats pockets...


I'm sorry, but I cannot follow what you have posted.

On Mar 9, 12:22*pm, HK wrote:
wrote:
On Mar 9, 11:24 am, HK wrote:

While the area has been a Republican stronghold for years, redistricting
brought geographic changes and population shifts including more
Hispanics and younger suburban families that changed its make-up. The
2008 edition of the Almanac of American Politics rated the district as
"a tough one for Democrats to win but not impossible."

Yeah, in a red state it would be called cheating. In a blue state, it
is a valid election tool, right behind voter fraud... *Like the
William Jefferson issue, Corzine in Jersey, et' al', this is just
another open slap in the face of democracy. Disgraceful.. All those
voters, cheated out of their vioce to fill another democrats pockets...

I'm sorry, but I cannot follow what you have posted.

Let me make it clear, if you redistrict in Texas, Tom Delay gets
thrown out, if you do in Ohio, it is just fine, you will be rewarded
accordingly. Like Jefferson.. It is the way of your party.

wrote:
On Mar 9, 12:22 pm, HK wrote:
wrote:
On Mar 9, 11:24 am, HK wrote:
While the area has been a Republican stronghold for years, redistricting
brought geographic changes and population shifts including more
Hispanics and younger suburban families that changed its make-up. The
2008 edition of the Almanac of American Politics rated the district as
"a tough one for Democrats to win but not impossible."
Yeah, in a red state it would be called cheating. In a blue state, it
is a valid election tool, right behind voter fraud... Like the
William Jefferson issue, Corzine in Jersey, et' al', this is just
another open slap in the face of democracy. Disgraceful.. All those
voters, cheated out of their vioce to fill another democrats pockets...
I'm sorry, but I cannot follow what you have posted.

Let me make it clear, if you redistrict in Texas, Tom Delay gets
thrown out, if you do in Ohio, it is just fine, you will be rewarded
accordingly. Like Jefferson.. It is the way of your party.


Delay was not "thrown out," and the reasons for his elected official
political demise went way, way beyond the Texas redistricting scandal.

On Sun, 09 Mar 2008 10:27:42 -0700, justwaitafrekinminute wrote:


Let me make it clear, if you redistrict in Texas, Tom Delay gets thrown
out, if you do in Ohio, it is just fine, you will be rewarded
accordingly. Like Jefferson.. It is the way of your party.

If I'm not mistaken, redistricting is mandated by law, one man, one
vote. There will be lots of redistricting going on after the 2010
census. It gets dicey when the party in power's only criteria is to
maintain that power, but both parties are guilty. One of the complaints
about the Texas redistricting, was that it wasn't done because of a
recent census, but because the Republicans had just taken power.

On Mar 9, 2:21*pm, wrote:
On Sun, 09 Mar 2008 10:27:42 -0700, justwaitafrekinminute wrote:
Let me make it clear, if you redistrict in Texas, Tom Delay gets thrown
out, if you do in Ohio, it is just fine, you will be rewarded
accordingly. Like Jefferson.. It is the way of your party.

If I'm not mistaken, redistricting is mandated by law, one man, one
vote. *There will be lots of redistricting going on after the 2010
census. *It gets dicey when the party in power's only criteria is to
maintain that power, but both parties are guilty. One of the complaints
about the Texas redistricting, was that it wasn't done because of a
recent census, but because the Republicans had just taken power. *

And why do you think it was done in Ohio? The only difference is how
the two partys find themselves accountable.. or in the case of the
democratic party....

On Mar 9, 2:26*pm, wrote:
On Mar 9, 2:21*pm, wrote:

On Sun, 09 Mar 2008 10:27:42 -0700, justwaitafrekinminute wrote:
Let me make it clear, if you redistrict in Texas, Tom Delay gets thrown
out, if you do in Ohio, it is just fine, you will be rewarded
accordingly. Like Jefferson.. It is the way of your party.

If I'm not mistaken, redistricting is mandated by law, one man, one
vote. *There will be lots of redistricting going on after the 2010
census. *It gets dicey when the party in power's only criteria is to
maintain that power, but both parties are guilty. One of the complaints
about the Texas redistricting, was that it wasn't done because of a
recent census, but because the Republicans had just taken power. *

And why do you think it was done in Ohio? The only difference is how
the two partys find themselves accountable.. or in the case of the
democratic party....

Oh well, no more politics for me for a while..

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On Sun, 09 Mar 2008 10:27:42 -0700, justwaitafrekinminute wrote:


Let me make it clear, if you redistrict in Texas, Tom Delay gets thrown
out, if you do in Ohio, it is just fine, you will be rewarded
accordingly. Like Jefferson.. It is the way of your party.

If I'm not mistaken, redistricting is mandated by law, one man, one
vote. There will be lots of redistricting going on after the 2010
census. It gets dicey when the party in power's only criteria is to
maintain that power, but both parties are guilty. One of the complaints
about the Texas redistricting, was that it wasn't done because of a
recent census, but because the Republicans had just taken power.

North Carolina may still have the district that goes the width of an
interstate for about 80 miles.

On Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:14:31 -0400, BAR wrote:

wrote:
On Sun, 09 Mar 2008 10:27:42 -0700, justwaitafrekinminute wrote:


Let me make it clear, if you redistrict in Texas, Tom Delay gets thrown
out, if you do in Ohio, it is just fine, you will be rewarded
accordingly. Like Jefferson.. It is the way of your party.

If I'm not mistaken, redistricting is mandated by law, one man, one
vote. There will be lots of redistricting going on after the 2010
census. It gets dicey when the party in power's only criteria is to
maintain that power, but both parties are guilty. One of the complaints
about the Texas redistricting, was that it wasn't done because of a
recent census, but because the Republicans had just taken power.

North Carolina may still have the district that goes the width of an
interstate for about 80 miles.

Speaking of interstates, when can you make a trip down I95 to play
Quantico?
--
John

John H. wrote:
On Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:14:31 -0400, BAR wrote:

wrote:
On Sun, 09 Mar 2008 10:27:42 -0700, justwaitafrekinminute wrote:


Let me make it clear, if you redistrict in Texas, Tom Delay gets thrown
out, if you do in Ohio, it is just fine, you will be rewarded
accordingly. Like Jefferson.. It is the way of your party.
If I'm not mistaken, redistricting is mandated by law, one man, one
vote. There will be lots of redistricting going on after the 2010
census. It gets dicey when the party in power's only criteria is to
maintain that power, but both parties are guilty. One of the complaints
about the Texas redistricting, was that it wasn't done because of a
recent census, but because the Republicans had just taken power.
North Carolina may still have the district that goes the width of an
interstate for about 80 miles.

Speaking of interstates, when can you make a trip down I95 to play
Quantico?

When it gets a little warmer. I would like to go in April, when it might
be in the 40's at 8:00 AM instead of the 25 it is now.