House GOP sticks with gerrymandering
This morning, the House Privileges and Elections committee heard the final attempt before the General Assembly to establish a nonpartisan redistricting commission, Sen. Creigh Deeds’ SJR 352. The resolution had previously passed the Senate by a 23-17 vote (amended).
Today, Republicans swiftly killed it immediately after Sen. Deeds’ testimony, in an unrecorded vote.
This is so disrespectful to Sen. Deeds. What a bratty bunch of children. Let’s give them a permanent time-out come November 2007.
eileen
February 16, 2007 at 11:28 am
CREIGH DEEDS ‘09!!!!
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February 25, 2007 at 12:35 am
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