To: The Missouri State House, The Missouri State Senate, and Governor Mike Parson
Shame on the Missouri General Assembly
Tell the Missouri General Assembly "Shame on You" for the redistricting they did when Missouri lost a Congressional seat. Redistricting can be done to serve the general interest, but that did not happen here.
Why is this important?
Shame on the General Assembly and the courts for agreeing to the blatantly biased redistricting of Missouri. Jackson county has had a teardrop shape carved out of it to go into the rural 6th district, meanwhile the rest of Jackson county is in the 5th district with Ray, Lafayette and Saline counties. Urban and rural populations with dissimilar interests. Over in St. Louis, the districts with 2 incumbent Democrats were merged into one, so that will make for one less Democrat in Congress.
Clearly the plan in redistricting was not to serve Missourians, but to decrease the number of Democrats who can win their district and serve in the US Congress. This should never have been approved. It is clearly politically motivated and politically drawn to serve one party. It's too late for the 2012 election, but not too late to say "Shame on the Missouri General Assembly."
Clearly the plan in redistricting was not to serve Missourians, but to decrease the number of Democrats who can win their district and serve in the US Congress. This should never have been approved. It is clearly politically motivated and politically drawn to serve one party. It's too late for the 2012 election, but not too late to say "Shame on the Missouri General Assembly."