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Democrats in New Jersey Have a Firm Grip on Power. They Want Even More.
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Dec 13, 2018 07:55pm |
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| Category | Proposed Legislation |
| Author | Nick Corasaniti |
| News Date | Thursday, December 13, 2018 07:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | TRENTON — Legislative power brokers across the country have long designed district lines in back-room deals that entrenched their control for years, if not decades. But now, Democratic lawmakers in New Jersey are carrying out a power grab in an unusually public fashion: They are seeking to make Republicans a permanent minority by essentially writing gerrymandering into the State Constitution.
The New Jersey plan comes amid a national reckoning over the consequences of gerrymandering and has been met by fierce opposition across the political landscape — and not just from Republicans and nonpartisan watchdog groups.
Even some national Democratic leaders have criticized the plan, fearing that it undercuts Democratic efforts to attack what they term Republican strong-arm tactics in state capitals across the country. Republicans in Wisconsin and Michigan are facing an intense backlash after state legislatures there voted to strip power from newly elected Democratic governors. |
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