FairDistrictsPAChester
@FairDisPAChestr
Chester County, PA volunteers working to provide fair districts and fair elections for ALL Pennsylvania voters.
SOME CA Democrats are climbing on board Newsom's plan to #redistrict CA & other D states. Others object. #Redistricting should center constituents & communities, not political parties & party leaders. Cheating is cheating no matter who does it. commoncause.org/california/pre…
"Democrats cannot unilaterally disarm... I don’t like redistricting in the middle of a decade, but if that’s the game the Republicans want to play, we have to make sure that they know that we’re going to put everything on the table,” said Nancy Pelosi. sfchronicle.com/politics/joega…
⌛️2 Decades of #gerrymandering created a legislative process that ignores the needs of voters, gives leaders too much power, & allows them to cater to top donors rather than deliver real solutions. It's time to @FIxHarrisburg & end #gerrymandering. Sign actionnetwork.org/petitions/fix-…
⌛️1 PA pays legislators well to solve problems, pass bills, negotiate budgets. PA budget deadline: June 30. #PAHouse passed appropriations House Bill 1330 on July 16. #PASenate gutted it & went home for the summer. Ask @SenatorPittman why: 724-357-0151 penncapital-star.com/economy/pa-hou…
Looking for ways to be heard about the need for #redistricting reform? FDPA-Lancaster held a fun postcard party yesterday at West Art Lancaster (westartlanc.com) Plan your own! Find the info you need and cards to order (free) here: fairdistrictspa.com/updates/postca…
Today’s redistricting committee hearing was a disservice to our democracy. 170 Texans registered to testify, but only 40 were heard before the committee abruptly ended after just 5 hours, leaving 130 voices unheard. These weren’t just names on a list. These were Texans who…
a houston community college student speaking tonight at the TX redistricting hearing says she isn't politically involved but she felt she had to show up because this plan is "designed to silence the people who had already struggled to be heard"
There are MANY people - in @FairDistrictsPA @LWVPA @RedWineBlueUSA @PAForwardParty & more- who were never politically involved but are sick of partisan power grabs & plans designed to silence people struggling to be heard. We want #fairmaps, fair elections & real representation.
a houston community college student speaking tonight at the TX redistricting hearing says she isn't politically involved but she felt she had to show up because this plan is "designed to silence the people who had already struggled to be heard"
Fair Districts PA volunteers and interns have collected thousands of petition signatures this summer in every corner of PA. They'll be in Easton, Pottstown and Harrisburg tomorrow, with more tabling planned through August into September.
PA's decades of #gerrymandering have left a huge imprint on PA's legislative function. It's not surprising that North Carolina, the only other state without a finalized budget, is also another with a long history of extreme gerrymandered districts. redistricting.lls.edu/redistricting-…
Most Pennsylvanians understand deadlines. Most don't understand why #PASenate gutted an appropriations bill already 3 weeks late. Why are all PA school districts, hospitals, #SEPTA, agencies & nonprofits waiting to hear from 1 senate leader in rural PA? penncapital-star.com/economy/pa-hou…
Governor Newsom wants to redraw California’s voting maps—years before the next census. Mid-decade redistricting is a direct threat to fair representation. We're urging lawmakers to reject this dangerous plan. Sign on if you agree: act.commoncause.org/petitions/urge…
Before Independent Redistricting - terrible fairness scores all around - “F”s and “D”s: planscore.org/michigan/#!201… After Independent Redistricting - much better scores - “A”s and “B”s planscore.org/michigan/#!202… gerrymander.princeton.edu
2022: More ppl in MI voted D - 7D/6R Congress split. 56D/54R House split. 2024: More ppl in MI voted R - 7R/6D Congress split (it was Slotkins competitive House seat that flipped). 58R/52D split
We fixed gerrymandering in Michigan, and due to the independent Redistricting have some of the most politically fair and competitive maps in the nation. I created many of those districts, but don’t take my word for it: check the data.
Politicians shouldn’t pick their own voters. Michigan addressed this with a nonpartisan commission to draw districts. But if President Trump and Republicans in Texas are rigging the game and going nuclear, Democrats need to fight without one arm tied behind our back.
I think the greater note here is that MI passed an Independent Redistricting Commission. You don’t solve gerrymandering with more gerrymandering.
.@SenatorSlotkin on Republican redistricting: "If they're going to go nuclear in Texas, I'm going to go nuclear in other places. ... If they're proposing to rig the game, we're going to get in that game and fight." #AxiosLive