More gerrymandering, this time in Colorado
GOP Redistricting: New Boundaries of Politics?
DENVER -- The bill was introduced on a Monday, passed on Wednesday and signed into law on Friday. There was minimal debate and no time for public comment. Still, Colorado statute SB-352 could be a political milestone: the first successful application of a new tactic being pushed by Republican leaders in Washington.
The Colorado law redraws the borders of all of the state's congressional districts -- just two years after the redistricting that followed the 2000 Census. The sole purpose, as leaders of the Republican-controlled legislature confirm, was to strengthen the party's majority in the state's congressional delegation.
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Politics as usual is now pretty unusual. I'm glad people are fighting back with lawsuits for this unprecedented mid-decade redistricting.
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