[House Atreides]

These “independent” commissions ALWAYS end up being dominated by Leftists IMHO.

[mrsmith]

So... 9 from the Party of the SOS and 4 from the other Party.
Gee, they’re bound to be fair LOL!

[Skywise]

So the Michigan Supreme Court sez a ballot that puts districting in the hands of an “independent” (leftist) council (recalling that our government is a REPRESENTATIVE government where the citizens have already voted in the people they want to do the districting) even though it’ll cause a constitutional crisis because FOR THE PEOPLEEEE...

But the California Supreme Court buries a ballot to break up California because it’ll cause a constitutional crisis... (read, not what the leftists wanted)

Huh...

[Paladin2]

Independent?

From just what exactly?

[Reno89519]

What about other parties? What about Tea Party? Communists and Socialists parties. Oh, sorry, they are part of the Democrats today. And who is "independent" in the eyes of a Democrat or a Republican?

While ending gerrymandering is a worthwhile cause, swapping the legislature for 9 people is no solution.

[Revel]

Good idea except that it will end up with

4 democrats
4 Rino’s
4 Liberal independents.

[Enterprise]

"That panel would be responsible for redrawing the state's congressional districts every 10 years. The goal, advocates say, is to end alleged partisan gerrymandering by state lawmakers"

The intent is to create gerrymandering by people other than politicians so as to benefit Democrat politicians.

[Repeal 16-17]

If approved by voters in November, the measure would create an independent commission made up of four Democrats, four Republicans and five independents selected by Michigan's secretary of state.

Does that mean the MI-SOS would select only the five independents or that he would select all members of the commission? If the latter, then the commission would be the MI-SOS's puppet.

[Beagle8U]

“made up of four Democrats, four Republicans and five independents selected by Michigan’s secretary of state. “

OK, so it will be 9 demonrats and 4 Republicans. Seems fair./sarc

[Jacquerie]

This will pass. Other fools in other states have done much the same.

Still, I’m always amazed at how people will, when asked, so easily give up their sovereignty.

[TheRake]

The timing of this is not a coincidence. The Democrats are running a very formidable candidate this year for secretary of state. Jocelyn Benson Is running on the Democratic ticket Unopposed. Republicans have controlled this office for as long as I can remember. This year, they have a three-way dog fight in the primary and the Democrats are loading up for this office.

[originalbuckeye]

Good luck with that ‘independent’ commission. Arizona voted for one, 2 Dems, 2 Pubbies and 1 ‘independent’. Gov Brewer appointed the ‘independent’ who had lied and happened to be a Dem. The 3 dems met behind closed doors, created a Dem friendly map and voted on it. ALL of that was against the law. The gerrymandered Districts created a District for Kirsten Sinema and she, of course, won the newly created Dem District in 2012. This seat was her springboard for her Senate run this year. Don’t ever say the Dems aren’t incrementalists. Oh and BTW, Gov Brewer sued to overturn the new Dem friendly, gerrymandered Districts and a Leftist judge threw out her lawsuit, even though everything the Dems on the Commission did was lawless. The Dems OWN too many judges that are in their positions for life.