"Fair Districts Florida" has partisan motive
Some states have sought to abandon the power of legislatures to draw district lines. They usually want commissions to draw the lines without input from legislators. These efforts are usually portrayed as non-partisan good government efforts. In reality, they almost always have a partisan motive. Florida appears to be no different. A ballot question in November will address a proposed change. The Orlando Sentinel, however, reveals who is behind the effort to change how Florida draws districts:
"That prompted unions, personal-injury lawyers and other Democrat-leaning groups to spend more than $4.2 million during the past three years to place Amendments 5 and 6 before voters this fall.
"That prompted unions, personal-injury lawyers and other Democrat-leaning groups to spend more than $4.2 million during the past three years to place Amendments 5 and 6 before voters this fall.
Their 'Fair Districts Florida' amendments would require state lawmakers to draw 'compact' and 'contiguous' districts that don't help or hurt political parties when they redraw congressional and legislative boundaries following the once-a-decade U.S. census.
Supporters hope the amendments would help Democrats grow their numbers in Congress and the Legislature because the party holds a 41 percent to 36 percent edge among Florida's 11.1 million registered voters."
Posted by Christian Adams at September 27, 2010 
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Tags: Florida Voting Rights Act
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Tags: Florida Voting Rights Act
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