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A RAILROAD JOB BY DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP
ON REDISTRICTING: O’Malley Forces His
Congressional Map Protecting Incumbents
Through the Senate
 From the
Office of:
Senator Nancy Jacobs
Minority Leader (R-Harford/Cecil)
I joined with every member of the
Republican Party to fight the Governor’s
Congressional Districting plan. Despite
our unified front, the number of
Democrats willing to fall in line behind
the power structure in Annapolis did
result in O’Malley’s map getting
preliminary approval in the Senate.
This Congressional map is simply about
partisan politics and not about people.
Even members of the Democratic Party’s
own base who are victimized by the
scheme testified against it. We heard
from African American’s in Montgomery
County complain that their neighborhoods
are broken up without good reason.
Congresswoman Donna Edwards says it
splits close-knit minority communities.
The Montgomery County Council President
and a Latina Councilwoman also testified
against the Governor’s redistricting
map. The League of Women Voters, Common
Cause and ordinary citizens testified
against the Governors’ Plan.
Republican’s introduced three
alternative maps. All three keep the
rural areas together. All three allow
for an extra Minority-Majority district
in the Maryland suburbs near Washington
D.C. Why is it all three were rejected
when they serve all the people best? The
Democratic Machine bulldozed the
alternative plans into the ground in a
cold blooded attempt to hold on to
power.
We must act at the voting booth. This
power grab comes as O’Malley announces
he will consider raising the gas tax by
as much as 15 cents a gallon. We must
change the balance of power in
Annapolis. All the Democratic Leadership
cares about their head count in
Washington…not about the people.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL:
Suzanne Collins
Chief of Staff
410-841-3158 |
