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Florida legislature approves DeSantis' controversial redistricting map
FLorida Politics ^ | 04/21/2022 | Jacob Ogles

Posted on 04/21/2022 11:48:58 AM PDT by NorthernDancer

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At last, Florida has the districts Governor DeSantis submitted, but the court/s will soon have a say.
1 posted on 04/21/2022 11:48:58 AM PDT by NorthernDancer
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To: NorthernDancer

If it is Fl supreme the rats have no chance


2 posted on 04/21/2022 11:50:18 AM PDT by italianquaker
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To: NorthernDancer

“Controversial” to the communists, who publish stories about Democrat gerrymandering like it’s a pie recipe.


3 posted on 04/21/2022 11:51:36 AM PDT by Luke21
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Democrats say the map will cut the number of Black Representations in Florida in half.

Very good!
Let the BLM crazies go do another “protest”

4 posted on 04/21/2022 11:53:12 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: NorthernDancer

to the victor goes the spoils, The GOP picks up in FL and they lose in NYS.


5 posted on 04/21/2022 11:55:40 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: NorthernDancer

Democrats say

oh. okay.


6 posted on 04/21/2022 11:56:51 AM PDT by WeaslesRippedMyFlesh
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It completely negates anything New York did, regardless of the outcome of litigation there.

I do find it hilarious that media finds the Florida map to be “controversial” but the New York map and Maryland maps (both of which were ruled Unconstitutional) were not “controversial.”


7 posted on 04/21/2022 11:59:48 AM PDT by TexasGurl24
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To: NorthernDancer

Controversial how, exactly? Does it reduce gerrymandering?


8 posted on 04/21/2022 12:01:34 PM PDT by BenLurkin ((The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.))
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To: NorthernDancer; JulieRNR21; Travis McGee; AAABEST; kinganamort; katherineisgreat; floriduh voter; ..

Florida Freeper

I'm compiling a list of FReepers interested in Florida-related topics.
If you want to be added, please FReepMail me.

9 posted on 04/21/2022 12:02:15 PM PDT by Joe Brower ("Might we not live in a nobler dream than this?" -- John Ruskin)
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To: italianquaker

If you look at the DeSantis Map it’s actually less gerrymandered than the previous map.

The previous map has at least 1 district in North Florida that guaranteed an African American would win, it had been Corrine Brown until she went to prison for corruption, then Al Lawson took over, until now, the new map follows the Florida Constitution for being compact.

Here’s a link to an article that shows the new map.

https://www.tallahassee.com/story/opinion/2022/02/16/gov-desantis-map-congressional-districts-best-florida-opinion/6783179001/


10 posted on 04/21/2022 12:05:50 PM PDT by srmanuel (`)
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Controversial to commies!


11 posted on 04/21/2022 12:23:59 PM PDT by gr8eman (All is incomprehensible, but nothing is unintelligible; Victor Hugo)
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To: NorthernDancer

Well as one who lives in what was CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT five which was GERRYMANDERED I could not be happier...for those that don’t know this district was designed to pick up the urban core of Jacksonville an then this very thin line out thru the panhandle to Tallahassee to get its urban core...so it was impossible for a Republican to win...before this instead of the line running out to Tallahassee it went a thin line down to Orlando BOTH CASES same result. And so hopefully the courts don’t muck this up...as they often do !and i live in that little thin line area no matter whether it went down to Orlando or Tallahassee. LEX


12 posted on 04/21/2022 12:26:23 PM PDT by lexington minuteman 1775
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I remember Corinne Brown’s gerrymandered district, and the new map looks quite good. Do you think it will get rid of the rodeo clown with the cowboy hat?


13 posted on 04/21/2022 12:30:02 PM PDT by Berosus (I wish I had as much faith in God as liberals have in government.)
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To: lexington minuteman 1775

I live in that district too, hence my extreme interest in the redistricting. I’d have Kat Cammack as my rep under the new map!


14 posted on 04/21/2022 12:32:57 PM PDT by NorthernDancer
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She’s in Miami, which I’m not that familiar with.


15 posted on 04/21/2022 12:40:57 PM PDT by srmanuel (`)
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Here is a summary from Project 538 Redistricting in Every state: Florida

There are

8 Democratic-leaning seats,
18 Republican-leaning seats
2 highly competitive seats in this proposed map.

Change from old map: +4 Republican-leaning seats, -3 highly competitive seats.

16 posted on 04/21/2022 12:43:59 PM PDT by Michael.SF. (Never do anything illegal, when you are doing something illegal. )
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To: srmanuel

The map in the article you attached is very similar to but not the final DeSantis map (which appears at the very bottom of the original article). I think there are some changes in central Florida, and my new district in north Florida will now be called the third, in line with its neighbors, instead of the 11th. I agree with your article that it’s an excellent map in the regular and compact shapes of the districts. Hopefully that will overcome gerrymandering allegations.


17 posted on 04/21/2022 1:43:23 PM PDT by NorthernDancer
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well al lawson was going to get re-elected without the change so i am grateful!thanks
lex


18 posted on 04/21/2022 2:55:27 PM PDT by lexington minuteman 1775
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To: NorthernDancer

The shapes of the districts look reasonable, unlike some of the completely ridiculous shapes the Democrats had when they were in control, including one that ran for 100 miles along a railroad track but would widen out periodically to include houses of registered Democrats.


19 posted on 04/21/2022 4:04:31 PM PDT by libertylover (Our BIGGEST problem, by far, is that most of the media is hate & agenda driven, not truth driven.)
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It is okay for New York to gerrymandered, but not okay for Florida not too...?

Sorry, but we are fighting. You libs can go to HELL!!

20 posted on 04/21/2022 6:14:02 PM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (I'm the ones trying to save American Democracy...Donald Trump 6/21 at the NCGOP convention! )
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