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Tuesday, May 17, 2011
A few Republicans who would have benefited from the Joint Committee plans
In an earlier post, I mentioned that the Joint Committee plans were incumbent protection plans. Republican legislators who would have received much needed help under the Joint Committee plans include, but are not limited to, Rep. Russ Nowell, Rep. Greg Snowden, Rep. Bill Denny, Rep. Margaret Rogers, Sen. Buck Clarke, Sen. Lydia Chassanoil, Sen. Briggs Hopson, and Sen. Nolan Mettetal. We'll see how these incumbents fair this November.
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“A few Republicans who would have benefited from the Joint Committee plans…Rep. Russ Nowell, Rep. Greg Snowden, Rep. Bill Denny, Rep. Margaret Rogers, Sen. Buck Clarke, Sen. Lydia Chassanoil, Sen. Briggs Hopson, and Sen. Nolan Mettetal.”
These are some of the very people that should be thanked for doing the right thing. We’ve heard all about Delbert, Phil, Haley…but the people you listed above are the ones that voted NOT to allow a bad plan to be forced on the citizens of Mississippi. And by your own admission, Cottonmouth, they had everything to gain personally but voted instead for the citizens of Mississippi.
“We'll see how these incumbents fair this November.”
Yes, we will…and I hope the people in their districts recognize that they did their jobs and represented the people instead of their own personal benefit. 4 MORE YEARS FOR THESE GUYS AND GALS!!!
It would be interesting to know how district lines that are drawn to the most current census information can be considered "a bad plan to be forced on the citizens of Mississippi".
Instead, the court is allowing the same lines that are, by its own admission, heavily mal-apportioned to be used for the upcoming elections. 'One person, one vote' was obviously not considered a factor in formulating their final decision.
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