At today’s press conference, Democratic senate candidate and former governor Mark Warner along with former governor George Allen expressed support for bipartisan redistricting. Joining Governor Tim Kaine and LG Bill Bolling was Democratic caucus chair Brian Moran.
Moran issued this statement:
This significant improvement to our representative democracy continues to gain support. The current partisan redistricting process drives us to the extremes of our political parties rather than the middle. Virginians want a Government that governs from the middle. Drawing districts in a bipartisan way will ensure legislators represent constituents with common interests and voters have competitive elections.
Our system should allow Voters to choose their representatives not representative to choose their constituents. In the House of Jefferson, it’s time we protect the people of Virginia from partisan preferences and incumbent protection. I join these Virginia leaders in urging the House to approve the measure this year.
As soon as I get the statements from Warner and Allen, I’ll post them.
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Its a do nothing bill. How else could it have come out of committee with a unanimous vote??
Posted by not Glen Croshaw | Wednesday, January 30, 2008, 8:11 pm