Republican governor begs DOJ to sue his state in sly challenge to prove if Biden admin applies different standards

[excalibur]

And this guy is quite a liberal Republican. But he's right, the DoJ lawsuit against Texas is politically motivated as Merrick Garland is the most political hack of an AG since at least the Nixon years.

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The Republican governor published an essay in the Wall Street Journal begging the DOJ to sue his state.​

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According to Hogan, just days after the DOJ announced its lawsuit against Texas, "the Democrat-controlled Maryland General Assembly overrode my veto of Maryland’s new congressional map, making the nation’s most gerrymandered map even worse and creating far more egregious civil-rights violations than in Texas."​

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Hogan even highlighted the fact that Garland lives in Maryland's third congressional district, which the Washington Post has declared is "the most gerrymandered district in America."​

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Hogan explained:​

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Maryland’s current Third Congressional District—which the Washington Post has called “the most gerrymandered district in America”—stretches across the state from rural areas near Annapolis to include parts of Baltimore city and Montgomery County, the affluent Washington suburb where Mr. Garland lives. To add insult to injury, the district’s representative, John Sarbanes, is the lead sponsor of H.R.1, the Democratic antigerrymandering and election-reform legislation.

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"Minority voters in Maryland deserve the full protection of the law, regardless of what party benefits politically in the short term," Hogan wrote.​

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"Mr. Garland and the Biden administration can live up to their rhetoric by holding both parties accountable for discriminatory gerrymandering—or it can politicize the Justice Department by holding red states and blue states to different standards," he added.​

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To Hogan's point, Illinois Democrats have similarly proposed an extremely gerrymandered map of congressional districts. The Justice Department has not announced action against Illinois.​

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Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) is asking the Justice Department to sue his own state in a last-ditch effort to thwart Democrats from engaging in egregious gerrymandering of his state's congressional districts.What is the background?The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Texas on Dec. 6...

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[frigidweirdo]

And this guy is quite a liberal Republican. But he's right, the DoJ lawsuit against Texas is politically motivated as Merrick Garland is the most political hack of an AG since at least the Nixon years.

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The Republican governor published an essay in the Wall Street Journal begging the DOJ to sue his state.​

​

According to Hogan, just days after the DOJ announced its lawsuit against Texas, "the Democrat-controlled Maryland General Assembly overrode my veto of Maryland’s new congressional map, making the nation’s most gerrymandered map even worse and creating far more egregious civil-rights violations than in Texas."​

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Hogan even highlighted the fact that Garland lives in Maryland's third congressional district, which the Washington Post has declared is "the most gerrymandered district in America."​

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Hogan explained:​

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"Minority voters in Maryland deserve the full protection of the law, regardless of what party benefits politically in the short term," Hogan wrote.​

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"Mr. Garland and the Biden administration can live up to their rhetoric by holding both parties accountable for discriminatory gerrymandering—or it can politicize the Justice Department by holding red states and blue states to different standards," he added.​

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To Hogan's point, Illinois Democrats have similarly proposed an extremely gerrymandered map of congressional districts. The Justice Department has not announced action against Illinois.​

Republican governor begs DOJ to sue his state in sly challenge to prove if Biden admin applies different standards | Blaze Media

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) is asking the Justice Department to sue his own state in a last-ditch effort to thwart Democrats from engaging in egregious gerrymandering of his state's congressional districts.What is the background?The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Texas on Dec. 6...

www.theblaze.com

Get Proportional Representation, then you can't gerrymander. Every person gets one vote that is worth the same as every other vote. They call it DEMOCRACY.

 

[excalibur]

Get Proportional Representation, then you can't gerrymander. Every person gets one vote that is worth the same as every other vote. They call it DEMOCRACY.

We aren't a democracy, the word democracy isn't in the Constitution.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Get Proportional Representation, then you can't gerrymander.

How would that work for congressional districts?

 

[frigidweirdo]

We aren't a democracy, the word democracy isn't in the Constitution.

Well, I agree the US isn't a democracy. However your reasoning is awful.

So, like North Korea MUST BE a democracy, because it's the "Democratic People's Republic of North Korea", right?

Would you like to be a democracy? Would you like to have a say in the future of your country? Or do you like being a dictatorship?

 

[Silent Warrior]

Be careful you don't get what you wish for. Democracy is 3 wolves and a sheep voting on what's for dinner.

 

[BWK]

And this guy is quite a liberal Republican. But he's right, the DoJ lawsuit against Texas is politically motivated as Merrick Garland is the most political hack of an AG since at least the Nixon years.

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The Republican governor published an essay in the Wall Street Journal begging the DOJ to sue his state.​

​

According to Hogan, just days after the DOJ announced its lawsuit against Texas, "the Democrat-controlled Maryland General Assembly overrode my veto of Maryland’s new congressional map, making the nation’s most gerrymandered map even worse and creating far more egregious civil-rights violations than in Texas."​

​

Hogan even highlighted the fact that Garland lives in Maryland's third congressional district, which the Washington Post has declared is "the most gerrymandered district in America."​

​

Hogan explained:​

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"Minority voters in Maryland deserve the full protection of the law, regardless of what party benefits politically in the short term," Hogan wrote.​

​

"Mr. Garland and the Biden administration can live up to their rhetoric by holding both parties accountable for discriminatory gerrymandering—or it can politicize the Justice Department by holding red states and blue states to different standards," he added.​

​

To Hogan's point, Illinois Democrats have similarly proposed an extremely gerrymandered map of congressional districts. The Justice Department has not announced action against Illinois.​

Republican governor begs DOJ to sue his state in sly challenge to prove if Biden admin applies different standards | Blaze Media

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) is asking the Justice Department to sue his own state in a last-ditch effort to thwart Democrats from engaging in egregious gerrymandering of his state's congressional districts.What is the background?The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Texas on Dec. 6...

www.theblaze.com

400 voter suppression bills targeting minorities robs the country of free and fair elections. DOJ isn't going to sue just so Texas can continue its campaign to cheat. The Biden administration never applied 400 voter suppression bills. The cheating Republican party did that.

 

[BWK]

We aren't a democracy, the word democracy isn't in the Constitution.

We are a country with representative government. 400 voter suppression bills does not represent us all. Get a clue.

 

[BWK]

We aren't a democracy, the word democracy isn't in the Constitution.

Do you want representative government or authoritarian dictatorships?

 

[struth]

Once again we see the left has weaponized the DOJ…congrats for the Gov for highlighting this

 

[excalibur]

Do you want representative government or authoritarian dictatorships?

You have no idea what you are talking about.

 

[excalibur]

Once again we see the left has weaponized the DOJ…congrats for the Gov for highlighting this

As they have weaponized the IRS numerous times since FDR.

 

[excalibur]

400 voter suppression bills targeting minorities robs the country of free and fair elections. DOJ isn't going to sue just so Texas can continue its campaign to cheat. The Biden administration never applied 400 voter suppression bills. The cheating Republican party did that.

Voter ID is not voter suppression bills. In fact, in several states, black turnout increased after they instituted voter ID.

 

[Silent Warrior]

We are a country with representative government. 400 voter suppression bills does not represent us all. Get a clue.

Voter ID only suppresses the vote of those ineligible to vote. Anyone who believes voter ID is voter suppression is either an idiot or a believer in voter fraud. Which are you?

 

[hadit]

Voter ID is not voter suppression bills. In fact, in several states, black turnout increased after they instituted voter ID.

It's an article of faith. He saw a headline and that's all that was required.

 

[Dragonlady]

And this guy is quite a liberal Republican. But he's right, the DoJ lawsuit against Texas is politically motivated as Merrick Garland is the most political hack of an AG since at least the Nixon years.

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​

The Republican governor published an essay in the Wall Street Journal begging the DOJ to sue his state.​

​

According to Hogan, just days after the DOJ announced its lawsuit against Texas, "the Democrat-controlled Maryland General Assembly overrode my veto of Maryland’s new congressional map, making the nation’s most gerrymandered map even worse and creating far more egregious civil-rights violations than in Texas."​

​

Hogan even highlighted the fact that Garland lives in Maryland's third congressional district, which the Washington Post has declared is "the most gerrymandered district in America."​

​

Hogan explained:​

​

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"Minority voters in Maryland deserve the full protection of the law, regardless of what party benefits politically in the short term," Hogan wrote.​

​

"Mr. Garland and the Biden administration can live up to their rhetoric by holding both parties accountable for discriminatory gerrymandering—or it can politicize the Justice Department by holding red states and blue states to different standards," he added.​

​

To Hogan's point, Illinois Democrats have similarly proposed an extremely gerrymandered map of congressional districts. The Justice Department has not announced action against Illinois.​

Republican governor begs DOJ to sue his state in sly challenge to prove if Biden admin applies different standards | Blaze Media

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) is asking the Justice Department to sue his own state in a last-ditch effort to thwart Democrats from engaging in egregious gerrymandering of his state's congressional districts.What is the background?The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Texas on Dec. 6...

www.theblaze.com

Yes instead of the right thing, let’s play stupid games and not get anything done for our constituents

 

[struth]

Yes instead of the right thing, let’s play stupid games and not get anything done for our constituents

isn’t the right thing a DOJ that provides equal justice under the law and helps the people of MD being held hostage by demafasict that created the most gerrymandered map in the country?

 

[scruffy]

Get Proportional Representation, then you can't gerrymander. Every person gets one vote that is worth the same as every other vote. They call it DEMOCRACY.

We already have that.

 

[frigidweirdo]

We already have that.

No, the US doesn't not have Proportional Representation, nor does it have Democracy.

Proportional representation - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Here's the wiki page for PR and below is the wiki page for FPTP which the US has.

First-past-the-post voting - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

If you like I can explain why PR is far superior to FPTP, and why FPTP isn't democracy too.

 

[scruffy]

No, the US doesn't not have Proportional Representation, nor does it have Democracy.

Proportional representation - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Here's the wiki page for PR and below is the wiki page for FPTP which the US has.

First-past-the-post voting - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

If you like I can explain why PR is far superior to FPTP, and why FPTP isn't democracy too.

I understand.

But you're kind of talking apples and oranges - the issue of districting is different from the issue of representation.

We, right now, have 535 people representing 350 million, and that's just ridiculous. I think we need smaller classroom size, if you gnome sayin - and perhaps an additional tier, like the House could become the Upper House and the Lower House. The math says we get optimal representation at around 100,000 people give or take, so basically ten times the number of representatives.

But that's different from the shape of the red in the map of Florida, right? I mean, who the heck could put together something that nutty looking and try to claim that it represents "common interest"? Right?

So .. envision what happens, if we break up that red area into 10 parts. Now the geography starts looking a little more reasonable, and workable. Right?

And now, we have something a lot "closer" to what you're talking about. Not perfect, but considerably closer.

What do you think?

There are reasons we don't want to go all the way, we can talk about them if you wish...