Gerrymandering

GerryMandering – Coming To A State Near You! The Obama /Holder Plan To Socialize The US

Posted on by Helena

Of the 435 seats in the House of Representatives, the Democrats and Socialists sit in 235 of them.   Of the 100 seats in the Senate, Democrats and Socialists sit in 49 of them.   In 2020, all 435 House seats are up for re-election.   And their accomplishments will be up for scrutiny. This is why Pelosi needs them to back off Impeachment, because after two years in office they have nothing to show worthy of their wage. As such they risk giving away the House if they don’t get out of their respective seats and actually work.

For some who have been holding their chair for 30+ years, they have already milked the political empire and reaped the reward of elite status and wealth.   Doing anything of consequence is no longer important. Too often candidates run unchallenged.   Kamala Harris was re-elected because no one ran against her.   Ocasio ran in a District that she doesn’t live in.   Bezo lost and decided that was good on the resume to then run for President.   I don’t think the Democrats have a clue what is important, what people want, or what it means to be honest and genuine.   And perhaps like the Trump win in 2016, those lacking attributes will contribute to their demise and fall.

Joe Scarborough, a career politician who worked in the world of law for exactly two years, had one case that he backed out of – is telling Trump he doesn’t know how to negotiate.   In politics, that would mean Trump doesn’t know how to accept bribes and follow the rules of order established by The Swamp.

It is always interesting to hear Hollywooders and career politicians lecture business ethics and business acumen when they have never worked for a living.   Joe Scarborough makes $6 million per year to sit on a stage set and spew hate rants.   His wife makes $2 million to do the same…   Why aren’t they complaining about gender equality in pay?

The Power of Money has created a dervish Swamp of its own. Desperate to hear and see themselves on television, these money idol worshipers seem to think they are intellectuals.    Journalists with degree’s in art, Hollywooders with no degree at all, brazenly exalt their incompetence and sore lack of knowledge while applauding each other.

But just as Hollywood has felt a belt tightening given their inability to simply remain celluloid heroes, the House and Senate re-elections will undoubtedly focus on lacking accomplishments and wasted time.

If we take a look at the accomplishments of most politicians, the stark reality is that they have done absolutely nothing their entire tenure.   Even Chuck Schumer is a case in point.   While he makes headlines as Pelosi’s sidekick, his political career has been entirely about – getting re-elected. He got his foothold into politics by running in a NY District that was predominantly black and Hispanic – roughly 60%.   With one exception, it has been a Democratic stronghold since 1943.   People vote by party, instead of by person, and that is how Schumer began his political career, and how he has jumped Districts to keep his political career. The same strategy was used by Ocasio-Cortez who ran in a predominantly poor, black/Hispanic District that always voted Democrat despite continuing the level of poverty for decades.

Maxine Waters first ran in California’s 29th District that was nearly 70% Hispanic and had voted Democrat since 1957. After redistricting, she was assigned to California’s 35th which was over 70% Hispanic. Out of a population of roughly 710,000, voter turnout in 2014 was 62,000, and in 2018 it was 149,000 representing a rate of 8.7% and 21% respectively.   Again, roughly the same as Ocasio.

Nancy Pelosi was shoed into two Democrat Districts with voter turnout ranging in the low to mid 20th percentile. She left after redistricting in 2011 caused a hard conservative lean and was ‘redistricted’ to a Democrat stable once again where voter turnout was roughly 47% and 70% Democrat.

In other words, Democrats move to where they will have no contest.

ThinkProgress and The Brennan Institute, both highly controversial Liberal organizations with Deep Soros Pockets, are claiming that Republicans are resorting to Gerrymandering by blocking funds for their redistricting plans in Michigan. A liberal NGO, Voters Not Politicians, managed to put an initiative on the 2018 ballot that altered the Michigan Constitution whereby redistricting would be done by an “Independent council” instead of by politicians.   That Independent Council is essentially the Obama/Holder redistricting plan set in motion after Hillary’s loss. It allows Obama/Holder and their protogee’s to create gerrymandering lines in advance of the 2020 election:

“The National Democratic Redistricting Committee is the centralized hub for executing a comprehensive redistricting strategy that shifts the redistricting power, creating fair districts where Democrats can compete.”

“In the past few years, courts have overturned gerrymandered maps in Virginia, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Texas.”

Coming to a State near you –

Trump’s Senate: Holds All The Power

Posted on by Helena

There are a number of significant differences in the power of the House vs the senate.  While every state is awarded 2 senators, 100 total, the House is made up of Districts, 435 total.   Gerrymandering is used on the state level to create Districts, so as to favor a particular cluster that votes for a favored party.  This is what Eric Holder and Barack Obama have been busily doing for the last two years.  It was on our ballot here in Colorado and won.  Not good.  But most people don’t understand what it even means, so it is relatively easy to get passed.

However, the most significant difference between the two is power, the Senate is by far more powerful than the House.

European leaders are futzing about attempting to see the Blue Wave as being garnered with the majority House members, but that would indicate they have no knowledge of how the US government system works… or they are attempting to give their constituencies false – fake news… Certainly they wouldn’t do such a thing?

The role of the House is initiating revenue based legislation.  Once initiated, it goes to the Senate for approval.  For example any type of tax change must be initiated from the House.  But requires Senate approval before it can go forward.

By contrast, the Senate has sole power of approval on foreign treaties and cabinet and judicial nominations, including appointments to the Supreme Court.  They don’t need House approval.

Trump has already gotten his ducks in line with regard to House based legislation, while having control of both houses these past two years.  Basically, he didn’t ‘need’ the House any longer, and can now focus on Senate issues for the remainder of his term.

In cases of impeachment, the House determines if charges can be brought with a majority vote.  That vote is sent to the Senate which requires a two thirds vote to determine if charges have merit or not.

The length of term for a House member is two years for all, for a Senate member it is six years with 1/3 staggered every two years.  Therefore controlling the Senate now extends through the possible second term for Trump whereas the House will be up for re-election 2020.

“In the Senate, the tactic called filibustering is allowed. Once the floor is ceded to a senator, he or she can speak for as long as the senator chooses, on any topic; no other business can be transacted while the person speaks. A filibuster is used to block potential legislation or Senate decisions until a favorable vote can be called. This has resulted in sometimes comically absurd efforts on the part of senators. For example, during a 2013 filibuster over the Affordable Care Act, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) read from Green Eggs and Ham.”

Investigations have already been initiated against several political members as well as FBI, CIA and internal security members.  Now that the midterms are behind us, those investigations are free to gain traction that could implode the Democrat base as the House of Cards begins to fall.  It is a process.  It takes tactics.  It doesn’t happen in a day, a month or even a year.  But Trump has vowed he will do everything in his power to make sure Swamp members are drained by the next election.

Even Trump backing Pelosi is a tactical maneuver.  She is easily roiled, she speaks rhetoric without basis, she isn’t the brightest, and she has no tactical mentality, no business acumen and no inherent military intelligence, not to mention she is – 78 years old.  Keeping an eye on Pelosi is better than having someone else in power who actually could be a threat.

So basically, Trump is capitalizing on her grandiose ego.

In the meantime, Republicans desperately need young power.  They need to find conservative ‘Beto’s’ who can sway public opinion based on their suavé appeal.   Only we need someone(s) who actually have a head on their shoulders, gutsy, and able to withstand whatever slime is liberally tossed.

For now.  Winning the Senate was much more important.  It gives us time and more breathing space.  The House can battle from within while Trump and the Senate move on forward.

The Tortoise And The Hare.