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Panich52

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Sun May 10, 2015, 09:01 AM May 2015

Dems, GOP ready to act if Supreme Court axes House districts [View all]

TheHill

The Associated Press: Dems, GOP ready to act if Supreme Court axes House districts
By Alan Fram

Vulnerable House incumbents are fattening their campaign accounts as the Supreme Court approaches a decision on a case that could force legislatures to reshape congressional districts in 13 states or more, perhaps in time for next year's elections.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CONGRESS_REDISTRICTING_CASE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-05-09-03-10-51


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Too many forget, or don't know, that while Repubs got the seats, they lost the votes. Gerrymandering trumped democracy for at least the last 3 Congressional & state elections.

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