If he does not meet the Constitutional requirement to be President of the United States- just because he's "our" guy doesn't make it right.-- I like Ted Cruz but I won't support anyone who usurps and violates the US Constitution, regardless of political affiliation. That's what libruls do. They have no honor or respect for the principles which our nation was founded upon. Don't sink to the level of a librul.
Except he does. It is merely distraction by the Left, who are scared to death of a bright, articulate minority Republican with presidential aspirations.
- makes a big show of big names in the way of Hispanic leadershipAnti-Hispanic Gerrymandering Struck Down in Texas
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott vows to fight on against Hispanic voters
AUGUST 29, 2012
Even as the Republican convention coverage makes a big show of big names in the way of Hispanic leadership, a federal appeals court in Washington struck down the new Texas legislature districts designed by the state’s Republican-controlled legislature for gross violation of the Voting Rights Act. While names like Marco Rubio, Nevada governor Brian Sandoval, New Mexico governor Susanna Martinez and Texas candidate for Senate Ted Cruz bask in the spotlight, the party’s real reaction to swelling Latino voter rolls is all about vote suppression.
Texas must undergo federal scrutiny of its redistricting plan because of a well-documented history of discrimination against racial and linguistic minorities. And the three-judge panel unanimously agreed that Texas was at it again with its newest plan.
“The only explanation Texas offers for this pattern [of minority vote dilution] is ‘coincidence’. But if this is coincidence, it was a striking one indeed. It is difficult to believe that pure chance would lead to such results,” wrote the court.
http://open.salon.com/blog/steve_kl...-hispanic_gerrymandering_struck_down_in_texas
- Marco Rubio, Nevada governor Brian Sandoval, New Mexico governor Susanna Martinez and Texas candidate for Senate Ted Cruz bask in the spotlight
- the party’s real reaction to swelling Latino voter rolls is all about vote suppression
- a well-documented history of discrimination (Texas) against racial and linguistic minorities
- three-judge panel unanimously agreed that Texas was at it again
While our conservative "friends" criticize Democrats concerning any attempt to restrict "bright, articulate minority Republican with presidential aspirations," they see no contradiction in actively gerrymandering the boundaries of voting districts to suppress the "swelling Latino voter rolls."
How else do you explain a repeated pattern in the 2012 Election for states, where congressional redistricting was conducted by Republicans, resulting in the GOP winning the majority of the seats - despite receiving the minority of the votes?
Michigan: 2012 House of Representatives
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Democratic vote 2,327,985 Democratic seats 5
Republican vote 2,086,804 Republican seats 9
North Carolina: 2012 House of Representatives
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Democratic vote 2,218,357 Democratic seats 4
Republican vote 2,137,167 Republican seats 9
Pennsylvania: 2012 House of Representatives
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Democratic vote 2,793,538 Democratic seats 5
Republican vote 2,710,070 Republican seats 13
Wisconsin: 2012 House of Representatives
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Democratic vote 1,445,015 Democratic seats 3
Republican vote 1,401,995 Republican seats 5
http://projects.propublica.org/graphics/seats-vs-votes [/b]
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