Sunday, January 1, 2017

One Person One Vote?  Seems like a simple enough concept doesn’t it?  Yet, in North Carolina elected officials who are displeased with the outcome of the governor’s race are taking action to diminish the voice of the people by taking away authorities previously granted to the governor.  One of their egregious actions is to remove the governor’s influence from the redistricting process.  Seems that a fairer redistricting might threaten to produce districts in which there would be real competition for legislative positions.  Apparently one person one vote is okay as long as the district boundaries ensure that the votes of people who disagree with these elected officials have little chance of counting.  CNN reports that there is a temporary restraining order against implementation (http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/30/us/north-carolina-elections-board-law-blocked/index.html), but whether the law is thrown out or not, the legislators’ actions ultimately threaten citizens’ rights.  This concerns me a lot.  Certainly more than just a TAD.  

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