Gerrymandering

Gerrymandering secures political power for big money in Ohio’s electoral landscape. The following report was prepared for the Feb. 13, 2022, National Committee meeting. BY: ANITA WATERS COLUMBUS, OHIO — Coming up to the 2022 midterm elections, the democratic movement in Ohio is getting battered by Republicans’ shameless gerrymandering at the level of…

Part 1: Free Speech Almost all free-speech-advocates make the argument for free speech in a flawed way. It’s understandable; the complete case for free speech is more complex than even what I will provide in this essay. I think the right case for free speech is from a “political freedom” frame. A good, popular…

May 1, 2022 The backstory: In 2014 Governor Andrew Cuomo pushed through a constitutional amendment supposedly ending gerrymandering. This involves legislative district maps, with one party packing the other’s voters into a few districts — so they lose everywhere else. Cuomo’s reform was a sham. Ostensibly establishing an independent redistricting…

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Here is a riddle. What is the difference between professional American football and Fascist politicians? Let us start with the similarities: 1) Both are conducted in very public arenas 2) Both involve opposing teams 3) Both involve heavily-vetted job specialists enthroned by money 4) Both began as gentlemen’s sports conducted…

This article originally appeared on my website, the Buckeye Beacon. If you enjoy it, please consider subscribing at https://www.thebuckeyebeacon.com. If you have been following Ohio’s redistricting process even remotely closely, you will surely have seen that it has been nothing short of dramatic, lengthy, and, quite frankly, gross. As a…