Florida gains two U.S. House seats in Census

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Florida gains two U.S. House seats in Census

http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/national/florida-gains-two-us-house-seats-in-census/1141209

By Alex Leary, Times Staff Writer
Posted: Dec 21, 2010 11:30 AM

WASHINGTON — Florida gained two seats in the U.S. House following a new Census count released Tuesday morning.

A steady population growth boosts the state to 27 members of Congress, increasing power and access to more federal funding. Republicans currently hold 19 of the 25 seats.

The gains come as part of the every 10 year "resident population" count by the U.S. Census Bureau. In the last count, Florida gained two seats. As in the past, Northern states like New York and Ohio lost seats, continuing a shift of power to the South.

The Republican-led state Legislature will decide where to put the seats and there is early talk of Central Florida getting the attention due to its fast growth in the past decade. Florida voters in November passed constitutional amendments requiring the drawing of compact districts, not the jig-saw boundaries of past that were designed to benefit one party. Republicans opposed the amendments.

The delivery of the national head count to President Barack Obama is mandated by the Constitution to fairly apportion the 435 seats in the U.S. House.




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(Fla will become more republican via the inadequet audit system for counting their vote, along with more narrow recount provisions from 1% to 1/2%)

[n2doc]

1. Great, 2 more nuts to look forwards to n/t

[Tony_FLADEM]

2. Florida voters passed an amendment that took this power away from the state legislature

Did something change regarding that?

[Freddie Stubbs]

7. No, but it set requirements for compactness and conforming to geographic boundaries for the district...

[LeftinOH]

3. That's one more fundie cracker, and one more rabidly anti-Castro Cuban-American in the House -

count on it.

[BeFree]

4. Show me where

"...is mandated by the Constitution to fairly apportion the 435 seats in the U.S. House."

There is no mention in the constitution of there being just 435 seats.

America needs somewhat more than just 435 representatives.
We need more like one rep for every 30,000 people than the current one for every 600,000.

[Peregrine]

5. Fl constitution now

Requires compact districts without using party affiliation as a criterion. Should be fun!

[lpbk2713]

6. Scott will be dragging his heels all the way.

Let the gerrymandering begin! :sarcasm: