This week’s question:
Who should draw voting maps for Congress and other elected offices in North Carolina and beyond?
- A neutral citizens’ redistricting commission.
- Whichever political party has the majority.
“I think what would be best is a neutral party, a community of neutral independent citizens so it would be more fair.”
Holden Gorski, Murphy
“It should be the citizens because they know what affects them. Congressmen and senators, they’re not with what’s going on in real life. The political parties will only skew it towards their own direction. A citizens’ committee would be more fair.”
Cesare Olejnik, Murphy
“It should be the normal everyday citizens. The government never brings anything together. We need to stop all the fighting on this side and that side. They never fix it so it should be an independent citizens’ group that decides.”
Victor Crespo, Murphy
“I think it should be the citizens. Everyone should be able to decide and do it. It doesn’t matter which party you work for but all people should be able to decide to do it.”
Birgit O’Driscoll, Ranger
“I think I would say it should stay neutral. It gives more power to the people. I think it would be more fair because you’re not butting heads with the Republicans or the Democrats. It makes more sense to me to have an independent committee.”
Debra Smith, Grape Creek
Quote of the week
“You’ve got to continue to grow, or you’re just like last night’s cornbread – stale and dry.”
– Loretta Lynn