Democrats first in with redistricting brief to court
by John Kennedy | February 17th, 2012The Florida Democratic Party filed its legal brief Friday with the state Supreme Court, opposing House and Senate redistricting maps drawn by the Republican-led Legislature.
More briefs are expected to roll in from the Legislature, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and the League of Women Voters and other voter rights’ groups by today’s deadline. Justices have set Feb. 29 for arguments in the case.
Democrats in their 58-page filing argued that justices should be able to toss the maps out fairly easily.
“The Legislature cannot credibly contest that the Senate and House Plans were drawn with the intent and result of favoring the Republican Party,” they wrote. “Incontrovertible statistics demonstrate a significant partisan imbalance in both plans that simply cannot be justified on the basis of voter registration or election data, racial fairness, or any other legitimate rationale.”
February 17th, 2012 at 1:29 pm
VOTE DEMOCRAT AT THE STATE LEVEL!!!!!
The Republican Party of Florida has FAILED US for the last time.
February 17th, 2012 at 9:47 pm
WHO IS ALLEN WORST ??
February 18th, 2012 at 2:36 pm
They, Repubbies, will pull ANY TRICK to KEEP POWER. The only way to change things is to vote them out. What have those Repub legislators done for you, ever?
February 18th, 2012 at 3:04 pm
Republicans will cheat, lie or steal to win anyway they can. Watch out Rethugs you only have loonies running for president.
Obama 2012
February 18th, 2012 at 9:19 pm
Republicans have failed us ? Hmmm let’s think about this. Every state in the union with a Republican Governor & legislature has a balanced budget & most have surplus money left over. Are you dumo-crats / socialists mad because your free lunch & entitlements have been cut off ? No more freebies at the tax payers expense? Too Bad! Work for it like the rest of us. Nothing in this world is free. Go march with the socialist group OWS
February 18th, 2012 at 9:23 pm
Woops; I almost forgot. Obuma & the dmeocrats have outdone every candidate in history in the area of cheating. Check what happened in Indiana. Oh Yeah better yet. Someone check Obuma’s social security number. It was originally assigned to a man that was born & died before Obuma was alive. How do you explain that one ? Also, look at What’s happening in Wisconsin ? Cheating ? I think not. The socialist Democratic party couldn’t win without cheating or ACORN, or George Soros’ money Wake Up America! Cast out the Socialists before we turn into a third world country like Mexico or Italy or Venezuela
February 19th, 2012 at 4:34 pm
@Leroy Dredds–State constitutions mandate that governors must balance their budgets. As usual you left out a pertinent fact. No tea for me!