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karynnj

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31. Agree -- Aren't these issues that Obama spoke of taking on in his post Presidential years?

Thu Mar 2, 2017, 02:25 PM

Mar 2017

They are essential to our democracy. Gerrymandering is now on steroids as it is so simple to think of how to program a computer to use the lowest level vote totals available to redesign "optimal" congressional districts. However, it would seem that an independent permanent commission could define appropriate rules. It could be tricky to both insure minority communities get representation and that we avoid having a small number of 80 plus % Democratic districts and a large number of about 55% Republican districts -- leading to the current situation where a nearly 50/50 state ends up with 60/40 Republicans/Democrats or worse.

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NYT report appears to confirm COLLUSION Between Trump Aides & Russian Officials During Campaign [View all] kpete Mar 2017 OP

I think it's time to reinstate public executions Norbert9 Mar 2017 #1

Yep NewRedDawn Mar 2017 #13

I been saying that for years! brutus smith Mar 2017 #30

You are right! cilla4progress Mar 2017 #41

For high crimes of treason Capital Punishment life sentence is not out of the question. gordianot Mar 2017 #17

Um, no. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2017 #42

the whole election was a freaking republican fraud Achilleaze Mar 2017 #2

He we have no way of correcting it OliverQ Mar 2017 #5

This is going to take out a _lot_ more than Agent Orange. lagomorph777 Mar 2017 #7

I hope so OliverQ Mar 2017 #8

The campaign ads write themselves. lagomorph777 Mar 2017 #9

Well waiting years to vote them out kinda sucks. OliverQ Mar 2017 #10

6 years in a crippled soon-to-be-minority party. lagomorph777 Mar 2017 #11

The problem is there really is no way to correct it karynnj Mar 2017 #12

There is a way to correct it, just as was done during Watergate brush Mar 2017 #15

I had assumed by correct it, the person meant having the results of the 2016 elections become karynnj Mar 2017 #20

We can't put the election genie back in the lamp but we can work towards ... brush Mar 2017 #23

Absolutely karynnj Mar 2017 #27

I think the damage done... SHRED Mar 2017 #16

Resignations, criminal convictions, reinstating fair elections & defeating the GOP go a long way. nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2017 #19

Agree completely that those are needed if things are as they appear now karynnj Mar 2017 #24

Yes, and it is also very important to win state Legislatures to kill gerrymandering permanently. Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2017 #29

Agree -- Aren't these issues that Obama spoke of taking on in his post Presidential years? karynnj Mar 2017 #31

I would add also... druidity33 Mar 2017 #34

+1 Your additions are worth a ton of pennies. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2017 #35

Republicans are anti-American Marthe48 Mar 2017 #26

Oops, there are transcripts. Pound sand, GrOPers. deminks Mar 2017 #3

What's public is bad enough. Have to assume IC has a LOT more info than that. nt wiggs Mar 2017 #4

Meetings between the Trump campaign and Russians arguing how far to interfere TNLib Mar 2017 #6

Russia was way deep into our elections Botany Mar 2017 #14

McConnell definitely knew this was going on and suppressed it. triron Mar 2017 #21

Ah yes, McConnell. He needs some... attention... JudyM Mar 2017 #32

And I am so sick of the characterization that Obama... yallerdawg Mar 2017 #18

any wonder now as to why the orange menace banned the NYTimes? Javaman Mar 2017 #22

You forgot the preceeding paragraph... jmg257 Mar 2017 #25

Wow. This is breaking sooner than I had hoped. Nitram Mar 2017 #28

Surely this is enough to void that election? BSdetect Mar 2017 #33

That will never happen, nor would we want it to Merlot Mar 2017 #36

i think we'll need an election do-over when all is said and done. spanone Mar 2017 #37

That's not how it works. eggplant Mar 2017 #38

However, we've never had an election that we know was this compromised. (nt) ehrnst Mar 2017 #43

So they also stole cilla4progress Mar 2017 #39

Yep. dalton99a Mar 2017 #40