Gerrymandering is a process wherein politicians can determine the outcome of elections by drawing district boundaries in a manner that greatly favors their own party.
Tag Archives: Elections
Urgent Election Reform
ELECTION REFORM Elections are the sacred well of democracy. When the waters are poisoned there is nothing left. Without fair and open elections the choices of the people are thwarted and democratic government collapses. When this happens, the government ceases to be the servant of the people, and instead allows the usurpation of government authorityContinue reading “Urgent Election Reform”
The Republican Party is Everything Wrong with America
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS EVERYTHING WRONG WITH AMERICA There was a time when Republicans were decent people, drawn from the mainstream, who loved their country and believed in the American Dream for all people. Those days are now long gone. The Republican Party has become the party of obstruction, the party of bitter and unremittingContinue reading “The Republican Party is Everything Wrong with America”
The Litmus Test for Public Office
The litmus test for public office should include one simple concept, namely the belief in evolution. We live in an age where the denial of scientific fact is rampant. We live in an age when Republicans do not seem to believe in science at all. They do not believe in evolution, global warming, stem cellContinue reading “The Litmus Test for Public Office”