You're entitled to your opinion and like I said, I support it.
Working in the community with various politicians and agencies, I get to know how the game is really played. So, if experience does not validate your beliefs, that is tough. The only intellectual dishonesty being practiced is by people like you. You have NO commitment for the opinions of others. It's either that or OCD.
The textbook teaches that redistricting is left up to the states. In practice, whether you like it or not, incumbents in office - and ESPECIALLY if the federal legislators and the governor are in the same party draw lines, look at each other, give it a wink and present it to the public. It's not law; it's not in any written policy manual, but it is the way real life works.
That's not intellectual dishonesty, but it was a chickenshit way for you to get out of talking about immigration. You were another of those getting your butt kicked.
Uh no.
Congressional approval has never been part of the redistricting process.
Congressional members are at the mercy of the State Legislature and the Governor. Can they weigh in? Sure. As can the national parties. Gee...I wonder who would carry more weight in California if the CA legislature re-drew districts? That Republican Nunes who keeps subpoenaing shit from the DOJ or the Democratic Party?
Are you both OKTexas and candycorn with one board persona pretending to be on the right and the other board persona is a lefty? It appears a little suspicious that both of you show up at about the same time, trying to eliminate me from the discussion by hijacking the thread with an issue that has been asked and answered at least FOUR times. AND that issue doesn't have squat to do with the issue directly.
It has been ADMITTED that, according to school textbooks, that the states are in charge of redistricting. If that is not sufficient to get back to the subject at hand I can post it 100 times.
I can tell you though: You've tried to stir up some shit on this thread; put an effort in to screw with me while most of your posts lead one to believe you are left of center. So, why are you jerking the chain of a poster that is a constitutionalist that is AGAINST the wall and has NO influence on this board? Exactly what is your game?
Okay, you are absolutely right. There is not one thing on this entire thread, whether about me or about any other issue that is not 100 percent correct. I will so stipulate that you are 100 percent infallible and IF anyone has an experience that is different than yours, it should be dismissed. It's not true; only an idiot would say it and that goes for EVERY post you've made on this board.
You are right about everything and maybe the rest of us ought to STFU. But, it keeps gnawing at me how your posts sound so much like OKTexas. Yep. I'm paranoid and you're right - so what does it matter? Right?