Phew! It’s Getting Hot In Here
Gerrymandering is a disguising, vile, undemocratic, hateful thing to do in America. Except, of course, when you’re from North Carolina and you get caught opposing it.
Two House Republicans from North Carolina who signed on to a brief urging the end of political gerrymandering say they did so by accident, the Raleigh News and Observer reported on Friday.
Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) and Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC) (pictured above), both conservative House members, signed a high-profile amicus brief for a Supreme Court case out of Wisconsin, urging the court to rule against political gerrymandering.
Meadows said his name was added “in error” because when he signed it that meant he was willing to “review it.”
Oh, please.
Jones’ spokesperson say his name was added to the brief “through a misunderstanding.” I think the only thing he misunderstood is that the end to gerrymandering would cause Republicans to lose their seats and it got a little hot in the kitchen.
Thanks to AlanInAustin for the heads up.
Exactly why gerrymandering must be stopped! Two perfect examples of politicians who would not win their seats if the system wasn’t rigged. If one cannot read and understand what s/he is signing, s/he shouldn’t be in a position of responsibility in government!
1Check the internet world wide thingy to get a history of the word “gerrymandering”. Gerrymandering goes back to 1812. Yep 205 years of proud use in the USofA, beginning in Massachusetts. Maybe even before, because the pundits of the day didn’t get around to naming it until 1812. It might have been going on since shortly after the feast at Plimouth.
Question then is how to extinct it.
2When one party gets 40% of the votes but 60% of the seats, the SCOTUS should be able to say that that’s as unjust as racial gerrymandering. Everyone’s votes should count equally. They don’t, of course, especially for the US Senate where the sparsely-populated states rule, but we can try everywhere else.
And is someone keeping track of these fools? At worst, three “I didn’t know what I was voting for” strikes should be goodbye.
3Aw! They can’t get a damn thing right! Time for them to return to the attic and play with the toys in their heads!
4Jones is in Congress to help Meadows come indoors out of the rain.
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