This week’s question: Should North Carolina legislative leaders redraw congressional district maps mid-census in an attempt to win a seat for the Republican Party?
- Yes, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled it’s not unconstitutional.
- No, allowing parties to pick their own voters is unfair.
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“No I don’t think they should manipulate borders to gain more votes. I’m against redistricting. Everybody who would answer this way, people may think they’re Democrat or left-leaning and I am not. I’m not registered either way, we’re more centrist.
“They could be doing that every session. Every time they get new legislation they could redistrict again. It’s not in the interest of fair play.”
Rose Mary Grasso, Blairsville, Ga.
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“It’s not right. In a few years they can change it again. Whoever’s in charge can just change it again to get more seats. It’s ridiculous and also creates more confusion for a lot of people. It’s a mess anymore.”
Joe Grasso, Blairsville, Ga.
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“I’m OK with redistricting. They should be given a chance to be equal. It gives them more of a fair chance.”
Nettie Manzo, Murphy
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“I really don’t know, I don’t think it’ll make a difference.”
Joe Manzo, Murphy
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“I do believe everything should be fair because when you tip the scales it doesn’t work in either direction. Everybody’s got a different rule book. Make it fair for ‘we the people’ instead of everybody getting big bucks up in Congress.
“You can’t keep changing the lines, you can’t help who moves into your district. It’s gonna be one party or another. Things just need to get back to what it used to be – fairness.”
Kathy Alpert, Grape Creek