tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post6876039097357023723..comments2024-03-22T13:06:27.366-05:00Comments on WataugaWatch: Pretzeling North Carolina's VotersJ.W. Williamsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694324792688711136noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-87366685845946583712011-07-14T12:19:17.986-05:002011-07-14T12:19:17.986-05:00Well said, Cinncinatus. My sentiments exactly.Well said, Cinncinatus. My sentiments exactly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-33274888806994133932011-07-14T07:00:47.381-05:002011-07-14T07:00:47.381-05:00Democrats or Republicans create the Gerrymanders t...Democrats or Republicans create the Gerrymanders they think will keep them elected.<br /><br />Mr. Williamson, would you voice similar complaints if your people had drawn the districts?<br /><br />Both parties do whatever the heck they want. Neither considers what is best for the people as a whole.<br /><br />The Republicans screw the middle class to help the wealthy and the Democrats screw the middle class to help the poor.<br /><br />Either way, the folks in the middle get hosed. A plague on both your houses.Cinncinatusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-69441040083994873342011-07-13T11:37:17.324-05:002011-07-13T11:37:17.324-05:00If we move them all to Berkely, maybe the big quak...If we move them all to Berkely, maybe the big quake will come and end a lot of problems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-42203233319385415092011-07-13T10:09:08.839-05:002011-07-13T10:09:08.839-05:00and after we move Boone to Chapel Hill, maybe we c...and after we move Boone to Chapel Hill, maybe we can move the whole mess to Berkley Calif?jus' sayin'noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-18239495483101545022011-07-13T08:03:48.674-05:002011-07-13T08:03:48.674-05:00And the expense of requiring a county to print 3, ...<i>And the expense of requiring a county to print 3, 4, or 5 versions of a ballot really ticks me off.</i><br /><br />Since you seem to be such an expert, how much is that expense, actually?The Curious Teahadistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-2042798790248681292011-07-12T15:43:15.587-05:002011-07-12T15:43:15.587-05:00I would be in favor of everyone in the Boone town ...I would be in favor of everyone in the Boone town limits up and moving to Chapel Hill.Also jus' sayin'noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-8645552501073864222011-07-12T10:23:55.709-05:002011-07-12T10:23:55.709-05:00It is indeed another way to make sure voters are c...It is indeed another way to make sure voters are confused about who (theoretically) represents them and to keep them from being involved in the political process. Only those who can afford to buy elections are invited from now on.<br /><br />And the expense of requiring a county to print 3, 4, or 5 versions of a ballot really ticks me off.Opinionatednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-75988471582348907452011-07-12T08:45:28.873-05:002011-07-12T08:45:28.873-05:00I would be in favor of putting Boone town limits i...I would be in favor of putting Boone town limits in a district with Chapel Hill.jus' sayin'noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-20831647469609818772011-07-12T06:05:23.344-05:002011-07-12T06:05:23.344-05:00I think this is the bigger issue (from the same ar...I think this is the bigger issue (from the same article):<br /><br />"Every time a county and precinct is divided, election officials have to print separate ballots. Hickory's Judy Ivester, an independent voter, said it also can make it harder to get involved with political organizations or campaigns and mean less attention from elected officials.<br /><br />"Why should (5th District U.S. Rep.) Virginia Foxx use up her time and her resources to help 15,000 people (in Hickory) when she can put it in someplace like Winston-Salem?" she said. "We used to be an important player."<br /><br />Mind you, the 2nd complaint about where attention/resources go may always be an issue, but that doesn't affect the very real problem of printing numerous separate ballots, and more generally the issue of confusion over representation. That's why most people are made uncomfortable by the idea of having towns and cities divided up into so many different districts. Just try to imagine if Boone were split into 3 different districts; imagine how that would affect our voice in politics.Not Reallynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-52698307716261403412011-07-11T14:08:34.846-05:002011-07-11T14:08:34.846-05:00their voting power must be dispersed
Totally, man...<i>their voting power must be dispersed</i><br /><br />Totally, man.<br /><br />Moving one (1) person from 3rd to 2nd will be waaaay effective in dispersing Sampson County's voting power. And the citizens of Wendell were totally hosed--losing 0.05% of their voting power! And poor Nash--losing the same!!ZOMG!1!1<br /><br /><br />Seriously, this is all you got?The Amused Teahadistnoreply@blogger.com