US Senators were on the receiving end of sustained public anger this summer. The issue was healthcare, and people on both left and right said "enough." In North Carolina today, the issue is political gerrymandering. And it's pretty much now or never.
I don't know who's in charge of coordinating the resistance in our state, but whoever you are, it's time to get the masses in gear. Let's get a million people to tell the General Assembly to clean up its act.
Where to write: http://www.ncleg.net/representation/WhoRepresentsMe.aspx
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Follow the link and look at those maps
Follow the link and look at those maps. They tell you everything you need to know about political gerrymandering. It's killing our democracy.
The WRAL editorial
brought this to a sense of urgency this morning. Thanks for posting that one.
http://www.wral.com/editorial-voters-must-hold-legislators-accountable-on-redistricting/16858773/
I just put the finishing touches
on an Op-Ed on this very topic, and I'm in the process of deciding where to send it. Hopefully I can get it in print soon, I'll keep y'all posted.