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Barack Obama Launches ‘Redistricting U’ Campaign for ‘Fair Maps’
Breitbart ^ | 08/27/19 | JOSHUA CAPLAN

Posted on 08/27/2019 3:13:51 PM PDT by Enlightened1

Former President Barack Obama on Monday unveiled a new initiative to influence redistricting efforts across the United States.

The initiative, Redistricting U, will send activists to provide free training and tools to volunteers involved in redistricting efforts and guide groups on how to “be leaders in the movement for fair maps.”

“Training is at the heart of organizing. It’s why I’ve always made it a priority – from my 2008 campaign until now,” Obama wrote in a tweet announcing Redistricting U, which is part of the All On The Line campaign.

In February, Obama’s Organizing For Action and former Attorney General Eric Holder’s National Redistricting Action Fund joined forces to create the All On The Line campaign — aimed at thwarting the use of so-called gerrymandering across the country.

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The movement for fair maps will determine the course of progress on every issue we care about for the next decade,” Obama said. “And we can’t wait to begin organizing when the redistricting process starts in 2021. We need to build this movement from the ground up – right now.”

“The movement for fair maps will determine the course of progress on every issue we care about for the next decade. And we can’t wait to begin organizing when the redistricting process starts in 2021. We need to build this movement from the ground up — right now,” Obama said in a statement on the initiative’s website.

“It’s why I made it a priority in my 2008 campaign and throughout our larger movement for change in the years since,” the former president added.

The initiative is part of a larger push by the Obamas for voting reform. In 2018, former first lady Michelle Obama created the When We All Vote initiative aimed at increasing voter turnout across the country.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Miscellaneous; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: gerrymandering; maps; obama; redistricting
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What is Obama and his Leftist buddies definition of "fair"?
1 posted on 08/27/2019 3:13:51 PM PDT by Enlightened1
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How many districts does Mexico get?


2 posted on 08/27/2019 3:14:46 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
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Does this mean democrats are somehow at a disadvantage this year?


3 posted on 08/27/2019 3:16:21 PM PDT by dsrtsage (For Leftists, World History starts every day at breakfast)
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I want him to retire.


4 posted on 08/27/2019 3:18:55 PM PDT by yldstrk (Bingo! We have a winner!)
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What is Obama and his Leftist buddies definition of “fair”?

any thing that prevents conservatives from attaining office


5 posted on 08/27/2019 3:22:46 PM PDT by Nailbiter
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“Fair” maps my a**

Redistributing votes is more like it.

Unless they lock down the mapping to fixed geometric squares there is nothing “fair” about what they’re doing.


6 posted on 08/27/2019 3:23:21 PM PDT by Skywise
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What is Obama and his Leftist buddies definition of "fair"?

Gerrymandering for us and not for thee.

7 posted on 08/27/2019 3:24:25 PM PDT by centurion316
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How to district 101:

A Congressional district shall be made up of one or more state counties but with no more than than one partial county.

Any county that needs to be split by a district line shall be by either vertical or horizontal lines, but not both.

This would eliminate a LOT of dumbass hanky panky with districting.

What would the odds be that Obama’s little foundation would poo poo this idea... I would say 100% he would be against it.


8 posted on 08/27/2019 3:28:14 PM PDT by GraceG ("If I post an AWESOME MEME, STEAL IT! JUST RE-POST IT IN TWO PLACES PLEASE")
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A Congressional district shall be made up of one or more state counties but with no more than than one partial county.

I agree. Except I'm in Essex County which includes Newark. It would mean I would never have a Representative again. If it needed to be divided, I doubt they would use north-south lines to keep Newark away from me. I think large cities should not be part of other districts, and should be treated as counties as per your rules.

ML/NJ

9 posted on 08/27/2019 3:37:59 PM PDT by ml/nj
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To: Enlightened1

all those fancy new houses require these idiot puppets to actually do some “work” for SorozNazi der Puppetmeister...
and his ilk.
political propaganda and “community organizing”...
that is


10 posted on 08/27/2019 3:43:53 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ( “Politicians are not born; they are excreted.” Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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"Glass House" Obama throwing stones again!


Jesús "Chuy" García, D, Illinois 4th CD


Jerrold Nadler , D, NY 10th CD

11 posted on 08/27/2019 3:46:04 PM PDT by drpix
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To: a fool in paradise

12 posted on 08/27/2019 3:51:22 PM PDT by GraceG ("If I post an AWESOME MEME, STEAL IT! JUST RE-POST IT IN TWO PLACES PLEASE")
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What is Obama and his Leftist buddies definition of “fair”? any thing that prevents conservatives from attaining office

Partner, the America Hating Piece of Work B.O. and his America Hating Wife Moochelle are all about how can I profit from this deal.

We still have a bad taste in our mouth from this guy's so called presidency. Both of his administration as our POTUS were God awful.

Brett Baird from Faux News which is getting to be a lot like CNN is parading how good an administration this America Hating Piece of Work Obama had while Obama was our POTUS. Brett you need to get off the air you piece of excrement, since you are making yourself useless.

13 posted on 08/27/2019 3:51:35 PM PDT by TheConservativeTejano (God Bless Texas...)
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“What is Obama and his Leftist buddies definition of “fair”?”

Anything that kills Repbublicans by burning them to the ground, ala Jennifer Rubin.


14 posted on 08/27/2019 3:55:08 PM PDT by GOP Congress
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To: Enlightened1

Barry-mandering!


15 posted on 08/27/2019 4:08:13 PM PDT by airborne (I don't always scream at the TV but when I do it's hockey season!)
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To: Enlightened1

Geographically compact districts can be no created to be just as gerrymandered as geographically expansive ones. There are ways of providing more fair and unbiased district lines, but neither party actually wants fairness, they each want to look like they’re being fair while they protect their own incumbents and screw over the other party if possible.


16 posted on 08/27/2019 4:13:55 PM PDT by jz638
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To: GOP Congress

The goal is permanent Rat control of the House


17 posted on 08/27/2019 4:14:03 PM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: Enlightened1

18 posted on 08/27/2019 4:23:52 PM PDT by kiryandil (The Media & the DNC tells you who you're gonna vote for. We CHOSE Trump.)
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To: Enlightened1

What district will be attached to Martha’s vineyard to make it a district of diversity?


19 posted on 08/27/2019 4:30:19 PM PDT by blackdog
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“How many districts does Mexico get?”

One good use of gerrymandering would be to concentrate illegals into one district. They’re not a protected class, and not based on any particular protected class, and can’t vote(legally, anyways). If the legal voters remaining are mostly Pubbies, then they could actually win!


20 posted on 08/27/2019 4:37:15 PM PDT by VanShuyten (Er"...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals.")
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