Virginia GOP muscles a redraft of senate districts

[porque]

not sure how I missed this story I look and couldnt find a thread on it


While the nation’s eyes were glued to the presidential inauguration Monday, Virginia Senate Republicans stealthily passed legislation that would redraw Virginia’s Senate districts in favor of their party.
The 40-member Virginia Senate is split evenly between both parties: 20 Democrats and 20 Republicans. But one Democrat, Senator Henry Marsh—a big player in Virginia’s Civil Right’s movement in the ‘60’s and '70s—was absent from Richmond because he was attending the inauguration.


The redistricting map still needs to be approved by the House, the governor and, because Virginia has a history of racial discrimination, would also need approval from the Department of Justice.


motherfukkers are slick

 

[The Real]

and, because Virginia has a history of racial discrimination, would also need approval from the Department of Justice.

Keep those scumbags on a short leash.

 

[invincible1914]

not sure how I missed this story I look and couldnt find a thread on it


While the nation’s eyes were glued to the presidential inauguration Monday, Virginia Senate Republicans stealthily passed legislation that would redraw Virginia’s Senate districts in favor of their party.
The 40-member Virginia Senate is split evenly between both parties: 20 Democrats and 20 Republicans. But one Democrat, Senator Henry Marsh—a big player in Virginia’s Civil Right’s movement in the ‘60’s and '70s—was absent from Richmond because he was attending the inauguration.


The redistricting map still needs to be approved by the House, the governor and, because Virginia has a history of racial discrimination, would also need approval from the Department of Justice.


motherfukkers are slick

Makes me feel good about standing out in the cold to vote for Tim Kaine (well really Obama but they kind of were package deal out here.)

 

[No1]

Keep those scumbags on a short leash.

This is something I posted up about in October when I made the thread about cases we should follow. The SCOTUS is going to consider (lost track of where it's going) whether or not that policy is still necessary.

 

[Strapped]

Rethugs stay scheming

 

[porque]

Republicans are slick I always though Dems should just play the "bigger man" but fukk it the Republicans wont stop

if the Senate was controlled by Republicans they would have been voted to change the filibuster rules on the 3rd but the Dems still fukking around trying to make a deal even though they have the power

 

[Slaimon Khan Shah]

THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS.