‘It’s unconstitutional:’ Sen. Bracy calls out redistricting maps proposed by Florida Gov. DeSantis
awkward sil3nc3
04-18
he straight up said he wanted to redistrict the lines enough to challenge a law that was passed and never challenged. there is a bigger objective then just simple drawing lines
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MLK6
04-18
He is doing to much and it’s going to backfire, in almost every culture now there is a mix of race!! He’s afraid that whites will become the minority, well that’s a problem within families as their kids are mixing it up!
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James
04-18
No doubt! Just in case, let me rig the voting districts to make sure “I win!”He’s a chip off the Ol’ Trump block!
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