Judge Throws Out Unconstitutional Florida Republican Gerrymandering Of Congressional Districts
There was a virtual earthquake in Florida politics Thursday when Leon County Circuit Court Judge Terry Lewis threw out Florida's congressional map.
Daniel Webster
Daniel Webster-- Now A Florida Congressman Without A Cult
Last night I took old friend, Wisconsin Democratic Senate Leader Chris Larson, for dinner at the best vegan restaurant in the area, Crossroads. Unfortunately, all the desserts are made with sugar so afterwards, we went down the road to Cafe Gratitude for some sugar-free, gluten-free desserts. As we were parking and walking over to the restaurant, I explained to Chris that the place was run by a cult. He seemed stunned. "Oh, they're harmless enough," I assured him.
Meet Shayan Modarres (D-FL)
ExtremistsOrlando has grown so much over the last couple of decades that the metro area now has 4 congressmembers, Corrine Brown (FL-05), John Mica (FL-07), Alan Grayson (FL-09), and Daniel Webster (FL-10). The districts were gerrymandered in such a way to put gigantic numbers of Democrats in Brown's and Grayson districts so that Mica's and Webster's would be relatively safe. These are the PVIs-- along with Obama's 2008 percentages:
