http://sutherlandinstitute.org/news/2011/10/18/utah-redistricting-a-crime-against-humanity-really/ News and views on Utah public policy Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:18:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://sutherlandinstitute.org/news/2011/10/18/utah-redistricting-a-crime-against-humanity-really/#comment-1358 Daniel Rush Sat, 22 Oct 2011 00:29:00 +0000 http://www.sutherlandinstitute.org/news/?p=1529#comment-1358 I agree that it is not a crime against humanity to gerrymander political
boundaries in order to destroy political opposition, but it is
certainly a crime against a “Republican” form of government which the
Constitution guarantees for all states.  Approximately 38% of all Utahns
vote for Democrats.  Is it appropriate for Republicans to silence their
voices and deny them at least some representation? I don’t think our framers of the constitution envisioned a one-party plutocracy controlling government.  

]]> http://sutherlandinstitute.org/news/2011/10/18/utah-redistricting-a-crime-against-humanity-really/#comment-1357 10/18 FTP: Mero Moment: The maps are drawn, Preview of tomorrow city council debate, FTP Quickfire | KVNUFTP Wed, 19 Oct 2011 06:29:04 +0000 http://www.sutherlandinstitute.org/news/?p=1529#comment-1357 [...] and in the case of the House, not heard.  One newspaper had quite a lot to say.  Paul Mero also weighs in on the final Congressional map with this week’s installment of the Mero Moment.  (Related, [...]

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