Missouri Gov. Mike Parson wants a new redistricting measure to be repealed. The free congressional redistricting web application I launched a few weeks ago now supports 12 states. These are Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon, Texas and Washington. Also, the app now has 2008 population estimates. You can find the app here. I will continue to add new states (and make minor fixes) over the next month or so, in order to include all states that may gain or lose congressional seats.
In North Carolina, where the two-party House vote was 51 percent Democratic, 49 percent Republican, the average simulated delegation was seven Democrats and six Republicans. The actual outcome? Four Democrats, nine Republicans a split that occurred in less than 1 percent of simulations. If districts were drawn fairly, this lopsided discrepancy would hardly ever occur. Confounding conventional wisdom, partisan redistricting is not symmetrical between the political parties. By my seat-discrepancy criterion, 10 states are out of whack: the five I have mentioned, plus Virginia, Ohio, Florida, Illinois and Texas. Arizona was redistricted by an independent commission, Texas was a combination of Republican and federal court efforts, and Illinois was controlled by Democrats.
Republicans designed the other seven maps. Both sides may do it, but one side does it more often. Surprisingly absent from the guilty list is California, where 62 percent of the two-party vote went to Democrats and the average mock delegation of 38 Democrats and 15 Republicans exactly matched the newly elected delegation. Notably, California voters took redistricting out of legislators hands by creating the California Citizens Redistricting Commission. Third, gerrymandering is a major form of disenfranchisement. In the seven states where Republicans redrew the districts, 16.7 million votes were cast for Republicans and 16.4 million votes were cast for Democrats.
This elected 73 Republicans and 34 Democrats. Given the average percentage of the vote it takes to elect representatives elsewhere in the country, that combination would normally require only 14.7 million Democratic votes.
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Or put another way, 1.7 million votes (16.4 minus 14.7) were effectively packed into Democratic districts and wasted. I am in no way defending Democrats here because they are also guilty at gerrymandering districts but what the Repukelicans are doing goes over the top. Since the right-wing crazies can't win in a fair fight, they decide to rig the game. Just when you thought the GOP can't get any more underhanded in their tactics.
By the way, Democrats should be in control of the House of Representatives considering the party received 1.5 million more votes in the House as a whole. If it wasn't for these gerrymandered districts guaranteeing wins for the crazy teabaggers, Congress might be a little less dysfunctional this session. I am in no way defending Democrats here because they are also guilty at gerrymandering districts but what the Repukelicans are doing goes over the top. Since the right-wing crazies can't win in a fair fight, they decide to rig the game. Just when you thought the GOP can't get any more underhanded in their tactics. By the way, Democrats should be in control of the House of Representatives considering the party received 1.5 million more votes in the House as a whole. If it wasn't for these gerrymandered districts guaranteeing wins for the crazy teabaggers, Congress might be a little less dysfunctional this session.
Click to expand.I don't know if you can say they went over the top. They are working within the rules and laws. The democrats work to do the same thing but the republicans have been more successful in their efforts. Would you be as bothered if the democrats were doing a better job at it?
I personally think it should be totally removed but I can also see how in some cases there would be a benefit for the local voters on both sides. It's just surprising how when these discussions pop up.and almost always brought up by a disgruntled democrat.that they make it sound like it's only the republicans that do it which is simply not the case. They may do it better or smarter or more efficient but they are not the only ones that do it. The discussion shouldn't be complaining that the republicans do it, the discussion should be complaining that the democrats suck at doing it.
The 17th district was all screwy looking and it just got changed yet again in an attempt to secure it as democrat without question. It now includes parts of Rockford and Peoria and no longer includes Quincy, Decatur, or Springfield.
I don't know if you can say they went over the top. They are working within the rules and laws. The democrats work to do the same thing but the republicans have been more successful in their efforts.
Would you be as bothered if the democrats were doing a better job at it? I personally think it should be totally removed but I can also see how in some cases there would be a benefit for the local voters on both sides. It's just surprising how when these discussions pop up.and almost always brought up by a disgruntled democrat.that they make it sound like it's only the republicans that do it which is simply not the case. They may do it better or smarter or more efficient but they are not the only ones that do it. The discussion shouldn't be complaining that the republicans do it, the discussion should be complaining that the democrats suck at doing it. The 17th district was all screwy looking and it just got changed yet again in an attempt to secure it as democrat without question. It now includes parts of Rockford and Peoria and no longer includes Quincy, Decatur, or Springfield.
Click to expand. Within the rules or not, I don't think gerrymandering should be allowed by any party, Democrat or Republican. I agree, Republicans are definitely better at breaking the rules because Democrats are spineless and let them get away with it. I'm actually registered as an independent and would vote for anyone who presents progressive positions and values regardless of party.
However, in the current political climate, Republicans will never be progressive because their overlords want to turn the clock back a couple hundred years. So I'm far from a disgruntled Democrat as I am equally critical of them as I am of Republicans. It just so happens that Republicans are far more evil. Personally, I think we need to rethink our entire election process as a whole and how we elect our representatives. We really need to get rid of our congressional districts and institute proportional representation. Our representatives do not accurately represent the ever changing demographic of the populace and it's not right for us to have the false choice of voting for the candidate who is less evil. Within the rules or not, I don't think gerrymandering should be allowed by any party, Democrat or Republican.
I agree, Republicans are definitely better at breaking the rules because Democrats are spineless and let them get away with it. I'm actually registered as an independent and would vote for anyone who presents progressive positions and values regardless of party. However, in the current political climate, Republicans will never be progressive because their overlords want to turn the clock back a couple hundred years.
So I'm far from a disgruntled Democrat as I am equally critical of them as I am of Republicans. It just so happens that Republicans are far more evil. Personally, I think we need to rethink our entire election process as a whole and how we elect our representatives. We really need to get rid of our congressional districts and institute proportional representation. Our representatives do not accurately represent the ever changing demographic of the populace and it's not right for us to have the false choice of voting for the candidate who is less evil. Click to expand.There is something to be said for a proportional representation system.
But the biggest problem is that it gives a significant amount of power to urban/densely populated areas. Those tend to favor Democrats. So why on earth would a Republican agree to it? I also agree that gerrymandering needs to go away. But again, how?
Do you limit the number of borders of a congressional district? Do you require that the D-R makeup be similar to the D-R percentage of previous elections? Do you just hope for a benevolent Governor who will create the districts somewhat proportionally?
I just don't see any way around the gerrymander. Click to expand.This doesn't make sense. We don't elect representatives based on the amount of land they represent, we elect them based on the amount of people they represent. Urban areas by definition have more people than rural areas so they obviously should have a significant amount of power. Every persons vote counts for the same.
Your vote shouldn't count for less because you live in a city with high population density the same way it shouldn't count for more because you live in the middle of nowhere and you're the only person for 5 miles. The biggest problem with the way they rigged this district is we went from districts that had both democrats and republicans in them to having specific 'democrat districts' and 'republican districts'. When the reps have to answer to people from both parties in their district, they need to actually get.
done in order to stay elected. But when they people they represent are only from their party, they can 'stand firm' and not get anything accomplished, but as long as they continue to stand up for the beliefs of their base, they'll continue to get elected. That's what has caused our Congress to basically become gridlocked. There's no fear of being voted out if they don't get anything done. There is something to be said for a proportional representation system.
But the biggest problem is that it gives a significant amount of power to urban/densely populated areas. Those tend to favor Democrats. So why on earth would a Republican agree to it? I also agree that gerrymandering needs to go away. But again, how? Do you limit the number of borders of a congressional district?
Do you require that the D-R makeup be similar to the D-R percentage of previous elections? Do you just hope for a benevolent Governor who will create the districts somewhat proportionally?
I just don't see any way around the gerrymander. This doesn't make sense. We don't elect representatives based on the amount of land they represent, we elect them based on the amount of people they represent. Urban areas by definition have more people than rural areas so they obviously should have a significant amount of power. Every persons vote counts for the same. Your vote shouldn't count for less because you live in a city with high population density the same way it shouldn't count for more because you live in the middle of nowhere and you're the only person for 5 miles.
The biggest problem with the way they rigged this district is we went from districts that had both democrats and republicans in them to having specific 'democrat districts' and 'republican districts'. When the reps have to answer to people from both parties in their district, they need to actually get. done in order to stay elected. But when they people they represent are only from their party, they can 'stand firm' and not get anything accomplished, but as long as they continue to stand up for the beliefs of their base, they'll continue to get elected. That's what has caused our Congress to basically become gridlocked. There's no fear of being voted out if they don't get anything done. There is something to be said for a proportional representation system.
But the biggest problem is that it gives a significant amount of power to urban/densely populated areas. Those tend to favor Democrats. So why on earth would a Republican agree to it? I also agree that gerrymandering needs to go away. But again, how? Do you limit the number of borders of a congressional district?
Do you require that the D-R makeup be similar to the D-R percentage of previous elections? Do you just hope for a benevolent Governor who will create the districts somewhat proportionally? I just don't see any way around the gerrymander. This doesn't make sense. We don't elect representatives based on the amount of land they represent, we elect them based on the amount of people they represent. Urban areas by definition have more people than rural areas so they obviously should have a significant amount of power.
Every persons vote counts for the same. Your vote shouldn't count for less because you live in a city with high population density the same way it shouldn't count for more because you live in the middle of nowhere and you're the only person for 5 miles.
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Mac OS X is very neat when it comes to uninstalling or removing apps – Simply dragging an app icon to trash bin icon uninstalls the app. However, not all files related to an app are deleted or removed when you uninstall an app. This results in waste of storage space and may reduced speed for your Macbook / iMac mini. In order to avoid these problems, it is recommended to uninstall apps from Mac OS X using app uninstaller or software removers. So here are the Top 3 Best Free Uninstaller apps for Mac OS X to uninstall all type of apps –.dmg,.pkg apps & remove the softwares. Top 3 Best Free Uninstaller apps for Mac OS X to uninstall apps for Software Removal App Uninstaller for Mac # 1 – CCleaner App CCleaner by Piriform is a very neat app to free-up storage space on your CCleaner comes in with app uninstaller too, to remove an app via CCleaner –.
Navigate to “ Tools” option from left hand menu pane. Select the “ Uninstall” pane. Here select the name of Application which you want to install from the app list, and then click on the “ Uninstall button”. That’s it you’re app will be uninstalled. This is perhaps the most convenient way to clean up storage on your Mac OS X and uninstalling apps –. Here’s an easy tutorial on App Uninstaller for Mac # 2 – App Cleaner (Free).
App Trap for Mac OS X Instead of classifying as a stand-alone uninstaller, App Trap for Mac can be categorised into a useful uninstaller plugin. App Trap attaches itself into “System Preferences” – Users – “Login Items”, and needs to be enabled. When enabled from the settings, the next time you try uninstalling an app from Mac OS X by dragging app into Trash bin. It will ask you to delete additional trace files which are not necessary as shown in the alongside image.
Thus, effectively completely uninstalling the App from your Mac OS X device – MacBook Pro/Air / iMac (Mini) etc. So, these are the Top 3 Best Free Mac Uninstaller apps which will help you to completely uninstall or remove an app from Mac OS X. If you know of any other such app or encounter any problems while using these feel free to comment. Working fine on Mountain Lion, El Capitan, High Sierra, Mavericks.