texas tries to keep the minority voter impact down

[Truthmatters]

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/12/u...-up-districting.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss


The state’s boom in population — census data in 2010 showed it had grown by 20.6 percent since 2000 — gave Texas four new seats in Congress, for a total of 36. The Legislature-drawn maps would give Democrats fewer Congressional and State House seats than the maps created by the three-judge panel, which could deliver to Democrats as many as four additional seats in Congress and about a dozen in the State House. Several minority groups and lawmakers argued that the Legislature’s maps did not reflect growth in the state’s Hispanic and black populations, and violated minority voting rights laws. Attorney General Greg Abbott and Republican leaders maintain that no court has found the Legislature’s maps to violate any law and say that the federal panel in San Antonio exceeded its authority in issuing its own maps.

“This is all about the changing demographics in Texas and what that means for partisan politics,” said Mark P. Jones, a political science professor at Rice University in Houston. “In Texas, most of the growth in population that has resulted in Texas’s four additional Congressional seats is a result of a growth of the Hispanic population. But this Hispanic population generally votes Democratic. At least a segment of the Republican Party is trying to keep the growing Hispanic electorate from negatively impacting their power in the state for as long as possible.”

 

[Truthmatters]

just more of the wayt the right tries to keep peoples votes from counting.

Some day your party may actually want people to vote again

 

[Conservative]

no court has found the Legislature’s maps to violate any law and say that the federal panel in San Antonio exceeded its authority in issuing its own maps.

Prove this incorrect... other than with your opinion. Facts only, please.

 

[RetiredGySgt]

Yup, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case cause it is bullshit right? Usual Truthmatters logic.

 

[Conservative]

Only TM could take an article that shows Democrats fucking with redistricting to negatively affect Republicans, and claim it as proof that Republicans are trying to keep minorities from voting.

 

[Truthmatters]

so because its not illegal to use these tactics to keep minority voters votes from the having the same impact as other voters votes then you think its ok?

It all fair if you win huh?

 

[Conservative]

so because its not illegal to use these tactics to keep minority voters votes from the having the same impact as other voters votes then you think its ok?

It all fair if you win huh?

The tactics involved here are being used by the Democrats, dipshit. Didn't you read your own source article?

 

[Truthmatters]

no idiot the practice is by the state leg to keep new districts from emerging because there are WAY more new voters.

They are trying to keep the increased number of minority voters from getting representation in government.

 

[Truthmatters]

The two sets of maps at the heart of the dispute — one drawn by the Republican-controlled Legislature and the other by the federal judges in San Antonio — each pose distinct advantages and drawbacks for Republicans and Democrats, as well as Hispanic and black voters.

 

[Warrior102]

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/12/u...-up-districting.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss


The state’s boom in population — census data in 2010 showed it had grown by 20.6 percent since 2000 — gave Texas four new seats in Congress, for a total of 36. The Legislature-drawn maps would give Democrats fewer Congressional and State House seats than the maps created by the three-judge panel, which could deliver to Democrats as many as four additional seats in Congress and about a dozen in the State House. Several minority groups and lawmakers argued that the Legislature’s maps did not reflect growth in the state’s Hispanic and black populations, and violated minority voting rights laws. Attorney General Greg Abbott and Republican leaders maintain that no court has found the Legislature’s maps to violate any law and say that the federal panel in San Antonio exceeded its authority in issuing its own maps.

“This is all about the changing demographics in Texas and what that means for partisan politics,” said Mark P. Jones, a political science professor at Rice University in Houston. “In Texas, most of the growth in population that has resulted in Texas’s four additional Congressional seats is a result of a growth of the Hispanic population. But this Hispanic population generally votes Democratic. At least a segment of the Republican Party is trying to keep the growing Hispanic electorate from negatively impacting their power in the state for as long as possible.”

Lair!

 

[California Girl]

TruthMocker hates democracy.

 

[Full-Auto]

just more of the wayt the right tries to keep peoples votes from counting.

Some day your party may actually want people to vote again

GERRYMANDERING PAYBACK

Its about time. Go repubs go.....................

 

[Warrior102]

no idiot the practice is by the state leg to keep new districts from emerging because there are WAY more new voters.

They are trying to keep the increased number of minority voters from getting representation in government.

We don't want braindead retards like you in a voting booth. Look at the disaster idiots like you put in the White House.

 

[Truthmatters]

and ther you have it.

The right doesnt not want a democracy in America.

 

[Conservative]

no idiot the practice is by the state leg to keep new districts from emerging because there are WAY more new voters.

They are trying to keep the increased number of minority voters from getting representation in government.

Gov. Rick Perry signed the Legislature’s maps into law in June

Redistricting maps are drawn up by the state legislature, NOT a federal judge.

The courts did not 'approve', so the San Antonio judicial panel created an interim map, which is beyond their authority.

It escalated to SCOTUS, which upset the Dems because they know they are in the wrong.

Live with it.

 

[del]

i will nver phear yuo

 

[Warrior102]

i will nver phear yuo

Lair!

 

[Truthmatters]

if anyone reading these words doubts the simple minded lies the right feeds itself to believe their masters orders for them then one look at all these fools answering this thread would clear that up.

These people on the right here have not one shred of morals .

They are petty children who see the world as some corner of the playground they are bullying their fellow Americans out of.

This is the republican party base.

They dont care about our country to them its just a school yard game and they cant use facts so they use a constant stream of lies.

 

[Oldstyle]

Gerrymandering goes back literally hundreds of years, TM...the party in power in each State gets to draw up the maps of what area is included in a district. What's happening in Texas is the Democrats are unhappy because the Republicans control the State House at the moment and therefore control redistricting so the Democrats are trying to use Federal courts to impose their own districting map. Sorry but that's Democrats trying to subvert the rules...not the other way around...

 

[Conservative]

if anyone reading these words doubts the simple minded lies the right feeds itself to believe their masters orders for them then one look at all these fools answering this thread would clear that up.

These people on the right here have not one shred of morals .

They are petty children who see the world as some corner of the playground they are bullying their fellow Americans out of.

This is the republican party base.

They dont care about our country to them its just a school yard game and they cant use facts so they use a constant stream of lies.

It would be a miracle if for once... just once, mind you... you tried to make an argument for your case with facts, instead of simply insulting the opposition.