tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169420095530503988.post6390183053663372188..comments2023-08-15T22:02:59.649-05:00Comments on Sunshine State Sarah: Let the Games Begin...the fight over redistricting starts todayAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11251723007613713377noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169420095530503988.post-84114860334926392292010-12-21T09:11:41.218-06:002010-12-21T09:11:41.218-06:00The Voting Rights Act certainly comes into play, b...The Voting Rights Act certainly comes into play, but I'm not entirely convinced that Brown's seat isn't still at risk. The districts still have to be proportional when it comes to population, and adding a new seat to the upper portion of the state is going to have to affect District 3's lines in some way. <br /><br />Amendments 5 and 6 had Corrine Brown very, very scared...she threw a lot of her money and effort into campaigning against them and filed a lawsuit the day after the election. She may not be the best public speaker, but the woman's not an idiot. <br /><br />My big complaint with Amendments 5 and 6 was that they didn't add new standards for redistricting so much as they added new issues to litigate. I have a feeling we may need every minute up to Florida's late redistricting deadline for the courts to get this sorted out.<br /><br />And yes, you're right that the Cabinet has no role in redistricting. I had originally written that line for part of a longer blog post about what we migh expect from Tallahassee this year. I also just really like mentioning that the Republicans control everything. ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11251723007613713377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169420095530503988.post-31951583232441297642010-12-21T07:42:23.857-06:002010-12-21T07:42:23.857-06:00For what it's worth:
The Cabinet has no beari...For what it's worth:<br /><br />The Cabinet has no bearing on redistricting. It's the Legislature and the Governor. And since the GOP controlled both houses and the mansion in 2002, there won't be too much change.<br /><br />Remember, REPUBLICANS drew the Corrine Brown seat -- mostly to satisfy the Voting Rights Act. Amendments 5 and 6 do not supercede the VRA, so Corrine Brown will continue to represent the minority areas of both Jacksonville and Orlando.Jim Johnsonhttp://www.stateofsunshine.comnoreply@blogger.com