Failing grade
Once again, Carol Lucas, in her latest TDS laden diatribe, this time on “gerrymandering,” gets an “F” for failing to present an accurate picture of what’s really going on.
To begin, she leads us to believe this is: A) new (although she rightly points out it was first employed way back in the early 1800’s … in a Blue State … figures) and, B) only being done in Red States which is misleading and ingenuous. Check out how many Blue states have a disproportionately high number of Democrat Congressional seats relative to their proportion of Republican versus Democrat votes … N.Y., N.J., N.M., Calif., Ill., Wash., … all guilty.
Ms. Lucas does, albeit superficially, touch upon the real issue … the decennial census … but at he same time fails to point out a crucial fact. Specifically, she fails to explain that in the census ALL people … both U.S. citizens and illegal aliens … are counted. This is important because a disproportionate number of illegals have migrated to blue areas … where they are replacing actual U.S. citizens who have been migrating in growing numbers to Red states.
Simply put, the 15-20 million illegals the Biden administration allowed to enter our country (and will now be counted in the census) are impacting the governance of our country. Since each congressional district represents roughly 780,000 people, Democrats are now able to protect roughly 20 House seats from likely turning Red by simply having their vanishing populations replenished by illegals. A brilliant cover up under the guise of humanitarianism but when you have nothing else to peddle this is the kind of systemic manipulation you resort to.
Clearly we need to fix this flaw in the way we apportion Congressional districts if for no other reason than to force the Democrat party to create policies that will actually appeal to potential voters …rather than resorting to chicanery…and worse (like Ms. Lucas’s misleading editorial).
P.S. I know about Gerrymandering. I was raised on the Southwest side of Chicago in what was then a solidly Republican area with a discernible geography. Check out Illinois’ 4th District today (solidly Democrat) and you’d think Rand McNally and Rube Goldberg colluded to create a map that even Magellan couldn’t find his way.
— Frank Wainwright, Saint Helena Island
Is there anything I’ve said that you really disagree with?
Mr. Dickson, you should just leave your Republican politics and come on over to the folks that actually display some civic virtue and ethical behavior. Next you should rewrite your third paragraph and just say Donald Trump and his sycophant grifters “… are not paragons of ethical conduct … .” And yes, I agree, for the most part we are an ethical and moral people. But remember January 6, and then wonder how they could all be pardoned.
And what about immigrants are you not seeing? The few still coming in and those already here are NOT being exposed to a moral and caring people.
They are NOT exposed to warm caring people. They are exposed to ICE. Unless of course you happen to have an extra $5,000,000 for a trump card. Like you said, we are a nation of immigrants. There are few remaining who are brave enough to “… board a ship or walk a jungle trail … .”
Our history, our traditions, our generational knowledge, our rule of law, our inclusiveness, our diversity, our optimism, our hope, our sanity is eroding on a daily basis. Even our bravery is waning, as we fear retribution from a newly created system that the average God-fearing American citizen can not stand against.
Yes, we are a capitalist country. That being said, we are also a socially moderate people who care for one another for the most part. In other words we are also thankfully a little bit socialistic (think social security, medicare, environmental protections and consumer protections). It is not a bad word. We are a society in which each of us leans just a little on the others for our clean air, water, food, safety, education and general welfare.
You said not to believe the American Dream is dying. But our only hope lies at the doorstep of the Supreme Court, and if they don’t wake up soon, all power will be in the hands of one man who will destroy that Dream for all but a few.
Is there anything I’ve said that you really disagree with, because I just can’t comprehend how anyone with just the slightest bit of study and reflection can support the current administration.
— Bob Lewis, Port Royal
