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« on: August 24, 2017, 09:19:02 PM » |
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This sorta has to do with geography I guess, it's a rant about how my congressional district was gerrymandered through packing and cracking.
"How is it cracked?" you may ask. Well, it includes the city of Melvindale, which, like Dearborn, contains a lot of Arabic-Americans. But the Arabics in Melvindale and the Arabics in Dearborn are cracked, since Melvindale is in the 13th, and Dearborn in the 12th. And, speaking of Melvindale and Dearborn, I live in Melvindale and I can see factories in Dearborn from my window! And yes, I know you have to draw the lines somewhere, but I can literally see Debbie Dingell's hometown from my house. The town of the 12th district's representative can be seen from my house in the 13th. And yes, I can see Detroit (Conyer's hometown) as well, but Detroit's a big city, and I'm pretty sure he lives in the north side.
Now for the packing, MI-13 seems to be the Republicans in the legislature's "ghetto pack" so they can keep the unwealthy black Democrats away from the rich white Republicans. It includes the ghetto cities in Wayne county like Detroit, Ecorse, River Rouge, Highland Park, Wayne, Westland, Inkster, Garden City, Redford, Dearborn Heights, Romulus, and Melvindale. Wait wait wait-HOLD THE PHONE! Romulus and Melvindale aren't ghetto! They're comparing Melvindale and Romulus to HIGHLAND PARK! If it's their ghetto packing, why aren't Lincoln Park and Hamtramck in there? And Garden City isn't even that bad of a city-Wait wait wait-HOLD THE PHONE! MORE CRACKING!
Garden City votes Republican, and they're in the district with the most Democratic PVI in all of Michigan? That's more cracking! At least MI-12's congresswoman is kind of a moderate Democrat, but Conyers is perhaps the most hardcore liberal in the House. Look it up on GovTrack or whatever it's called. Conyers is perhaps the furthest on the left.
Just wanted to get that off my chest.
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