Fresh Start Political Thread

[BaltimoreSkins]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

Sunnyside, Punch, Mooby, Matty, Baltimore...all good people.

I grew up in a household with my dad, rush Limbaugh listening-loud GOPer. My Mom...a Clinton-style Democrat...she actually briefly worked for the Democratic Party.

They would argue, but alway love.

Have nothing but love for my brothers. I am sure I could even tolerate having a beer with G-1

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by BaltimoreSkins

Have nothing but love for my brothers. I am sure I could even tolerate having a beer with G-1

.....or crabs!

[mooby]

Originally Posted by BaltimoreSkins

Have nothing but love for my brothers. I am sure I could even tolerate having a beer with G-1

Cheers - it's all love in here. We can fight all day about politics but come football Sunday we're all in the same boat.

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by sdskinsfan2001

Chico, your perseverance to keep arguing, while simultaneously never being too offended at the responses is pretty damn impressive.

I admit it's very trump like.

[sdskinsfan2001]

The democratic party (not every individual democratic voter) is really trying to get those 2 guaranteed senate seats forever, real quick like.

Manchin is an amazing republican lol.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/man...ill-break-dems

[MTK]

I thought this was pretty unbelievable

Former federal ethics chief blasts Ted Cruz's message to 'woke' corporations as 'openly corrupt'

Cruz basically thought he was owning the libs here, but totally owned himself instead.

[mooby]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...-legislatures/

Gerrymandering has gotta be one of the most underreported evils of our time. When one party can redraw districts to ensure they remain in power the citizens have already lost.

I find it ironic the majority of states that have embraced the independent redistricting commissions that ensure gerrymandering is free from bias also happen to be Democratic controlled states.

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by mooby

https://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...-legislatures/

Gerrymandering has gotta be one of the most underreported evils of our time. When one party can redraw districts to ensure they remain in power the citizens have already lost.

I find it ironic the majority of states that have embraced the independent redistricting commissions that ensure gerrymandering is free from bias also happen to be Democratic controlled states.

Check out NC!

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by Giantone

Check out NC!

You don't have to go to NC, just look at Maryland.



I support non-partisan or if need be bi-partisan commissions to remove all gerrymandered districts. It is antithetical to our republic's health.

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

You don't have to go to NC, just look at Maryland.



I support non-partisan or if need be bi-partisan commissions to remove all gerrymandered districts. It is antithetical to our republic's health.

Pointing out it's a Republican State .

[mooby]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

You don't have to go to NC, just look at Maryland.



I support non-partisan or if need be bi-partisan commissions to remove all gerrymandered districts. It is antithetical to our republic's health.

Agreed.

[BaltimoreSkins]

Definitely would grab some crabs too G-1!

CRed-It has always bothered me how bad the district lines look in Maryland. Why does a large county like PG have only two reps but Baltimore City with 300,000 less people have three? Carroll county has two but comparable in size Harford county only has one. Of course the county that holds the state capital has four congressional reps have to make sure they are overrepresented in congress. It is pretty frusterating.

[SunnySide]

Balt City may have lost a rep and one of their reps is a hybrid city/balt county area .... i think this is right, didnt look it up

35 States have gerrymandering .. 2 are democrat.

Just a matter of time .. democrat numbers just increase, republicans flat line and are older and becoming more and more localized.

[BaltimoreSkins]

All three of their reps are split amongst neighboring counties but that means a city of under 600,000 has three people advocating for federal funds. To me it just doesn't make sense.

[mooby]

Originally Posted by BaltimoreSkins

All three of their reps are split amongst neighboring counties but that means a city of under 600,000 has three people advocating for federal funds. To me it just doesn't make sense.

If it makes you feel any better DC only has one.