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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