MyDD :: ACTION ALERT: Florida redistricting

ACTION ALERT: Florida redistricting

by raginillinoian, Wed Dec 14, 2005 at 11:33:17 AM EST

Go here:

What is this? It's a group that has written three petitions that would create nonpartisan redistricting in Florida, ending decades of hideous gerrymandering (this last time most egregiously by Republicans) in favor of a fairer system.

I'm not affiliated with the Committee. But I am strongly behind this cause. Florida is the most unrepresentative state in the Union because of gerrymandering by the GOP. What should be a congressional delegation of 13 Republicans and 12 Democrats has become a delegation of 18 Republicans, 7 Democrats (over 72% GOP in a 50/50 state!). The State Senate should be 21 Republicans, 19 Democrats; instead, it's 26 Republicans, 14 Democrats. And the State House should be 62 Republicans, 58 Democrats; instead, 84 Republicans, 36 Democrats!

All of this can change if we pass nonpartisan redistricting in the state. But first, it must make it to the ballot. That's where you come in.

Read below the fold...

Their goal is to get 750,000 signatures by the end of this month. That means that in 17 days, they need 16,000 signatures (they have collected around 734,000 as of yesterday). It may sound like a lot, but they can do it; from November 22 to December 13, they got over 50,000 signatures, so 16,000 can be done.

But only if you Floridians out there sign these. And if you're not a Floridian, send the link to your friends in Florida. Or at least contribute $$$.

Please, it is crucially important that Florida get nonpartisan redistricting. In Ohio, we let the opposition demonize the cause, but polls show we can pass this in Florida.

Just do it!!!!!! We're so close, I can feel it.

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