Comments on: Redistricting or The Most Important Story Of The Week http://mnpublius.com/2007/07/redistricting-or-the-most-important-story-of-the-week/ Tracking Minnesota Politics Since 2005 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:33:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: MRW http://mnpublius.com/2007/07/redistricting-or-the-most-important-story-of-the-week/#comment-4463 MRW Tue, 10 Jul 2007 22:00:28 +0000 http://s23139.gridserver.com/2007/07/redistricting-or-the-most-important-story-of-the-week/#comment-4463 First, I'm with Randy on the Iowa-style non-partisan redistricting panel. Got relatives down there and they say it has been a good way to go. Second, regardless of your partisan bent, it should be our collective goal to keep eight House seats. Losing one of those seats could have serious reprocussions regarding committee seniority, be it Dem or Repub. Common wisdom states that the two groups most likely to not fill out the forms and be counted are lower income and immigrants groups, both of which can be found in almost every corner of the state. Get them counted! We can fight over the lines later. First, I’m with Randy on the Iowa-style non-partisan redistricting panel. Got relatives down there and they say it has been a good way to go.

Second, regardless of your partisan bent, it should be our collective goal to keep eight House seats. Losing one of those seats could have serious reprocussions regarding committee seniority, be it Dem or Repub.

Common wisdom states that the two groups most likely to not fill out the forms and be counted are lower income and immigrants groups, both of which can be found in almost every corner of the state. Get them counted!

We can fight over the lines later.

]]> By: purpleblogdog http://mnpublius.com/2007/07/redistricting-or-the-most-important-story-of-the-week/#comment-4462 purpleblogdog Mon, 09 Jul 2007 04:33:19 +0000 http://s23139.gridserver.com/2007/07/redistricting-or-the-most-important-story-of-the-week/#comment-4462 I'll just bet ya'all who think that Mpls and St paul should be separate would argue that Saint Paul and the 6th, including Delano are a closer match. Gimme a break. I’ll just bet ya’all who think that Mpls and St paul should be separate would argue that Saint Paul and the 6th, including Delano are a closer match.

Gimme a break.

]]> By: Richard http://mnpublius.com/2007/07/redistricting-or-the-most-important-story-of-the-week/#comment-4468 Richard Sun, 08 Jul 2007 22:58:14 +0000 http://s23139.gridserver.com/2007/07/redistricting-or-the-most-important-story-of-the-week/#comment-4468 That depends on if the GOP can successfully purge that particular wing of the party whose leanings we dare not name. A new political animal could emerge during this interim, the progressive Republican. That depends on if the GOP can successfully purge that particular wing of the party whose leanings we dare not name. A new political animal could emerge during this interim, the progressive Republican.

]]> By: Nitro http://mnpublius.com/2007/07/redistricting-or-the-most-important-story-of-the-week/#comment-4467 Nitro Sun, 08 Jul 2007 22:45:06 +0000 http://s23139.gridserver.com/2007/07/redistricting-or-the-most-important-story-of-the-week/#comment-4467 "Republican states including Georgia" Will there be any left in 2010? “Republican states including Georgia”

Will there be any left in 2010?

]]> By: Chris http://mnpublius.com/2007/07/redistricting-or-the-most-important-story-of-the-week/#comment-4466 Chris Sun, 08 Jul 2007 17:54:32 +0000 http://s23139.gridserver.com/2007/07/redistricting-or-the-most-important-story-of-the-week/#comment-4466 Sean, You're right. For some reason, I was thinking that re-districting began before the 2010 election. What's really funny is that Minnesota is at risk of losing a seat to Republican states including Georgia. Sean,

You’re right. For some reason, I was thinking that re-districting began before the 2010 election. What’s really funny is that Minnesota is at risk of losing a seat to Republican states including Georgia.

]]> By: Sean http://mnpublius.com/2007/07/redistricting-or-the-most-important-story-of-the-week/#comment-4465 Sean Sun, 08 Jul 2007 17:18:37 +0000 http://s23139.gridserver.com/2007/07/redistricting-or-the-most-important-story-of-the-week/#comment-4465 Chris-- The way I understand it is the group elected in 2010 will be the ones who receive the information from the national census bureau and are charged with redistricting. The census will occur during the 2010 calendar year and therefore the result aren't available until after the end of the 2010 session. Sean Chris — 

The way I understand it is the group elected in 2010 will be the ones who receive the information from the national census bureau and are charged with redistricting. The census will occur during the 2010 calendar year and therefore the result aren’t available until after the end of the 2010 session.

Sean

]]> By: Max http://mnpublius.com/2007/07/redistricting-or-the-most-important-story-of-the-week/#comment-4464 Max Sun, 08 Jul 2007 17:18:20 +0000 http://s23139.gridserver.com/2007/07/redistricting-or-the-most-important-story-of-the-week/#comment-4464 Randy - amen to that. Randy - amen to that.

]]> By: Randy http://mnpublius.com/2007/07/redistricting-or-the-most-important-story-of-the-week/#comment-4470 Randy Sun, 08 Jul 2007 17:13:33 +0000 http://s23139.gridserver.com/2007/07/redistricting-or-the-most-important-story-of-the-week/#comment-4470 Why can't we emulate Iowa on this? Our neighbor to the south has taken the Legislature out of redistricting and put it in the hands of a non- or bipartisan commission. Isn't this better than the charade every ten years of Democratic plan/Republican plan/decided by the courts? Why can’t we emulate Iowa on this? Our neighbor to the south has taken the Legislature out of redistricting and put it in the hands of a non- or bipartisan commission. Isn’t this better than the charade every ten years of Democratic plan/Republican plan/decided by the courts?

]]> By: Chris http://mnpublius.com/2007/07/redistricting-or-the-most-important-story-of-the-week/#comment-4469 Chris Sun, 08 Jul 2007 16:45:33 +0000 http://s23139.gridserver.com/2007/07/redistricting-or-the-most-important-story-of-the-week/#comment-4469 djz, If re-districting work began in the 2010 session, the DFL Senate would be the same as it is today. You do understand that the 2010 SESSION begins before the 2010 ELECTION right? djz,

If re-districting work began in the 2010 session, the DFL Senate would be the same as it is today. You do understand that the 2010 SESSION begins before the 2010 ELECTION right?

]]> By: djz http://mnpublius.com/2007/07/redistricting-or-the-most-important-story-of-the-week/#comment-4471 djz Sun, 08 Jul 2007 16:06:29 +0000 http://s23139.gridserver.com/2007/07/redistricting-or-the-most-important-story-of-the-week/#comment-4471 Chris, the DFL Senate WILL be up for election in 2010 and again in 2012 after the news lines have been drawn. This group was just elected last year, they get four years. You're Welcome. Chris, the DFL Senate WILL be up for election in 2010 and again in 2012 after the news lines have been drawn. This group was just elected last year, they get four years.

You’re Welcome.

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