Comments on: 21/51: Why it is important

By: On redistricting « Vivian J. Paige

On redistricting « Vivian J. Paige — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 15:21:43 +0000

[...] trackback Back in June, when I first put up my 21/51 page, I explained the implications of it in this post. In the aftermath of Tuesday’s elections, the editorial boards of The Virginian Pilot [...]

By: Where the candidates stand: redistricting « Vivian J. Paige

Where the candidates stand: redistricting « Vivian J. Paige — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 15:37:32 +0000

[...] the Norfolk Drinking Liberally gathering earlier this week. I addressed the details of this in an earlier post so I’m not going to rehash it here. Click on the grpahic (credit: The Virginian Pilot) to see [...]

By: Anon E. Mouse

Anon E. Mouse — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:11:14 +0000

Your naivete is so cute.

By: vjp

vjp — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 23:58:48 +0000

Because I understand it is something that the party wants to do. The players from when the Democrats were last in charge in the legislature have changed. I have no reason to doubt this group.

By: Anon E. Mouse

Anon E. Mouse — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 21:41:27 +0000

Why do you think that? They did not do it when they controlled the legislature in the past. Why would they do it in the future?

By: MB

MB — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 21:33:40 +0000

Indeed. I’d very much like to see redistricting put in the hands of a couple of cartographers and mathematicians. Preferably ones who who’ve never much liked politics.

By: vjp

vjp — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 20:39:53 +0000

Yes, I do. And I, for one, will hold them accountable if they don’t. And so should everyone else.

By: Anon E. Mouse

Anon E. Mouse — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 18:12:21 +0000

“The process of drawing districts should be a non-partisan – or at least, a bipartisan – one.”

“So the only answer is give Democrats control of the legislature….”

Please. You don’t really believe that the Democrats will make the process non-partisan, do you?