DOJ: Rick Perry's Texas Redistricting Plan Purposefully Discriminated Against Minorities - Polidicks

[URL=http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/09/doj_rick_perrys_texas_redistricting_plan_purposefully_discriminated_against_minorities.php]TPM[/url] [release] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/6T7Qr.jpg[/IMG] The Justice Department said late Friday that based on their preliminary investigation, a congressional redistricting map signed into law by Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry appears to have been "adopted, at least in part, for the purpose of diminishing the ability of citizens of the United States, on account of race, color, or membership in a language minority group, to elect their preferred candidates of choice to Congress." DOJ's Civil Rights Division is specifically contesting the changes made to Texas Districts 23 and 27, which they say would not provide Hispanic citizens with the ability to elect candidates of their choice. They say they need more information on the congressional plan to determine what the purpose of the redistricting plan was for sure. But the federal agency came out stronger against the state House of Representatives plan, which they flat out said "violates Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act in that it was adopted, at least in part, for the purpose of diminishing the ability of citizens of the United States, on account of race, color, or membership in a language minority group, to elect their preferred candidates of choice to the Texas House of Representatives." DOJ said that no matter the purpose of the congressional plan, it would have a discriminatory effect on voters. "When compared to the existing plan, the proposed Congressional plan will have a retrogressive effect in that it will diminish the ability of citizens of the United States, on account of race, color or membership in a language minority group, to elect their preferred candidates of choice to the United States House of Representatives," the Justice Department said in a filing. More background on the case [URL="http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/09/feds_v_rick_perry_what_dojs_dismissal_of_texas_red.php"][/URL][URL="http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/09/feds_v_rick_perry_what_dojs_dismissal_of_texas_red.php"]here[/URL]. The filing is embedded below. [URL="http://www.scribd.com/doc/66101588/Texas-v-USA-Sept-23-2011"]Texas V. USA, Sept 23 2011[/URL][URL="http://www.scribd.com/doc/66101588/Texas-v-USA-Sept-23-2011"] [/URL] [/release]

Rick Parry is such an idiot sometimes.

Rick Perry? More like Dick Harry if you ask me.

[QUOTE=Bryanrocks0;32468035]Rick Parry is such an idiot sometimes.[/QUOTE] Well he did have a GPA of 1.9

Hello campaign fodder. Also, this isn't limited to Rick Perry by any means. Standard Republican operating procedure is to disenfranchise minorities, the poor, and other Democrat-leaning demographics. When you only represent the rich, chosen few, you do your best to keep the masses away from the polls.

can't believe he wants to break away from the US, what a retard.

Fuck this governor. I want him out. [editline]25th September 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=SSBMX;32468105]Well he did have a GPA of 1.9[/QUOTE] HOLY FUCK. Just- God damn.

I had a 1.9 in school, does that mean I can run for president?

[QUOTE=yawmwen;32468231]I had a 1.9 in school, does that mean I can run for president?[/QUOTE] Yes, yes you can. [editline]25th September 2011[/editline] Rick Perry had a D in economics, and he claims he wants to fix the economy. NO FUCKING CHANCE

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[QUOTE=SSBMX;32468238]Yes, yes you can. [editline]25th September 2011[/editline] Rick Perry had a D in economics, and he claims he wants to fix the economy. NO FUCKING CHANCE[/QUOTE] That D means Damn Good. He was amazing at economics obviously.

[url]http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/05/rick-perry-college-transcript_n_919357.html[/url]

Anyone have a list of up and running candidates for republicans and democrats? I want to do some actual research on these people as I am going to be of voting age, and I don't want to blindly rush into this, or not vote at all.

[QUOTE=Firespray;32468264]Image is broken. Says this. :v: [img]http://talkingpointsmemo.com/linked.png[/img][/QUOTE] what you talking about willis [editline]24th September 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=HomelndSecurity;32468370]Anyone have a list of up and running candidates for republicans and democrats? I want to do some actual research on these people as I am going to be of voting age, and I don't want to blindly rush into this, or not vote at all.[/QUOTE] [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_2012[/url] For the democrats you have Obama and not much else. For the republicans you have a smattering of people who sound and act like Reagan on ideological steroids

[QUOTE=yawmwen;32468281]That D means Damn Good. He was amazing at economics obviously.[/QUOTE] Obviously it means Dreadful. A step up from T for Troll, but below P for Poor.

This dude is a fucking idiot and needs to get out of texas.

But I'll admit he is quite the good looking chum.

[QUOTE=Laferio;32468511]But I'll admit he is quite the good looking chum.[/QUOTE] I do quite agree

[QUOTE=Laferio;32468511]But I'll admit he is quite the good looking chum.[/QUOTE] It's always the pretty ones you have to watch out for.

[QUOTE=Atlascore;32468598]How the hell did anyone vote for this idiot?[/QUOTE] I imagine they used some sort of ballot system.

This isn't news. Redistricting has been very heavily abused to draw the districts up so as to slant the districts towards the controlling party in a way that benefits under the "winner take all" theme prevalent in American politics. Minorities are much more likely to vote Democrat than GOP. This isn't anything new. It's just par for the course.

All the more reason it should be reported.

[QUOTE=Atlascore;32468598]How the hell did anyone vote for this idiot?[/QUOTE] Nobody wants old men that sit in their office and do normal politician things right now, especially not the Republican voters. Everybody wants their own Obama, and even if that's the only thing you've got going for you, it can still put you ahead of the intelligent people at the moment.

Why can't he be prosecuted for this

[QUOTE=Zeke129;32469113]Why can't he be prosecuted for this[/QUOTE] Because American politics.

[QUOTE=SSBMX;32468105]Well he did have a GPA of 1.9[/QUOTE] So I'm actually smarter than a someone running for president? There's hope for me yet.

Gerrymandering? More like Perrymandering

[QUOTE=Bryanrocks0;32469551]So I'm actually smarter than a someone running for president? There's hope for me yet.[/QUOTE] Can I be your vice president?

[QUOTE=Zeke129;32469113]Why can't he be prosecuted for this[/QUOTE] He just signed it into law. As shitty as this is, he's not the only person we should be mad at.

Oh no Rick Perry gerrymandered how horrible it's not like politicians do this all the time