Fair Districts in Florida

FairDistrictsFlorida.org is running a petition urging Floridians to end gerrymandering of districts.

FairDistrictsFlorida.org aims to bring fairness to redistricting and give voters a real voice in choosing their representatives.

We can amend the Florida Constitution to make the legislature follow fairness standards in redistricting.

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The establishment of districts was written into the 14th amendment. Section 2 states "representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers." The 14th amendment leaves districting up to the states. Unfortunately, the political party controlling state legislatures have use redistricting for partisan gain.

Tom Delay orchestrated a redistricting coup. Texas district lines were redrawn in 2000. The district lines won't due to be redrawn again until the next census. Delay wanted to change the advantage Democrats had in House of Representatives seats. Democrats in the Texas legislature protested and fled the state.

Delay eventually was able to redistrict. The Supreme Court case League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry found District 23 violated section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The district had to be redrawn.

Barack Obama won Florida. The Democrats did make pick up a seat in the Florida legislature. The current districts are a joke. The best solution is to have the districts drawn by computer. Pols can't be trusted to put voter rights above partisan gain.