Mayor Andrew Gilliam has launched a campaign to register new voters. Applause, applause. But, there are profound problems with voting and manipulation of the vote by the State of Florida. Recently, young voters from Parkland, Florida had a higher number of refused absentee ballots than any other city or town or demographic in the area.
I recognize the need to register new voters, however, that effort may fall flat if the manipulation of the vote continues in Florida and other states where obvious corruption manifested.
The Democrats are always the Big Tent party and that is a good thing, but, they have to also attack the problems that beset the Democrats since the Supreme Court diminished the impact of the Voting Rights Act.
The Supreme Court heard arguments today regarding gerrymandering. This might be the year the people of the USA will finally have their wishes come true. It was just last week when Justice Thomas actually asked a question. It may be a sign that anything is possible this year.
With the abuses of voting in North Carolina, the Justices may see things differently.
March 26, 2019
By Anne Branigan
This year, a Supreme Court (click here) stacked with conservative judges may finally decide the fate of political gerrymandering. The issue comes up to the Supreme Court again on Tuesday when judges will hear oral arguments involving redrawn district maps—one involving a Democrat-controlled legislature in Maryland, the other a Republican legislature in North Carolina.
If it feels like déjà vu, it’s because the issue has come before the high court before. Historically, the court has been reluctant to interfere with the ways state legislatures draw up voting districts—a task which falls to the party in power and is inherently political. As one might expect, majority parties tend to redraw state legislative and congressional district boundaries to allow themselves to keep power....
