"Among Illinois’ 17 House districts, 14 were won by Democrats and three by Republicans, which the gerrymander guaranteed. ... When people criticize the threat to democracy posed by who wins the White House, one need only look more locally, where the bigger threat to democracy resides."
This was puked into my email inbox this morning from Climate Cleric Rep. Bill Foster:
After the redistricting process, the new 11th District spans across eight different counties. As I always say, if you drive 45 minutes from O’Hare in any direction, you’ll end up somewhere in our district… or Lake Michigan.
This is an direct acknowledgment of the illegal Gerrymandering that pervades Illinois, right from a direct beneficiary of this Gerrymandering.
Last edited 1 year ago by The Railroader
Mark
1 year ago
this is the deal that the states agreed to when they joined the union. Do they get to leave if the deal changes?
Overall, you are correct. But it would make some difference for some areas of the state. My 17th Congressional district for example. However, this is increasing a non-White state and that means DEM control.
Frank Goudy
1 year ago
This piece is totally on target but will be ignored and/or dismissed by the MSM as it is dominated by the Left. It does not fit their agenda.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
This was puked into my email inbox this morning from Climate Cleric Rep. Bill Foster:
After the redistricting process, the new 11th District spans across eight different counties. As I always say, if you drive 45 minutes from O’Hare in any direction, you’ll end up somewhere in our district… or Lake Michigan.
This is an direct acknowledgment of the illegal Gerrymandering that pervades Illinois, right from a direct beneficiary of this Gerrymandering.
this is the deal that the states agreed to when they joined the union. Do they get to leave if the deal changes?
According to Abraham Lincoln, the answer is No, no they cannot leave, ever. It cannot be undone.
The solutions to this is electoral colleges by districts or counties in each state.
And until Illinois can elect 18 democrats out of 17 districts, nobody will notice or care.
I think that Illinois should have a map for US senators- one for Chicago, and one for the rest of the state.
IL has long been an adverse climate for fair politics.
Turnout won’t fix Illinois’s problem. An 8 point shift to the right did nothing, nothing at all, to change the state’s political situation.
Overall, you are correct. But it would make some difference for some areas of the state. My 17th Congressional district for example. However, this is increasing a non-White state and that means DEM control.
This piece is totally on target but will be ignored and/or dismissed by the MSM as it is dominated by the Left. It does not fit their agenda.