I attended the Fair Districts PA rally in the Capitol Rotunda in Harrisburg this afternoon. My poster said “House State Government Committee: Graveyard of Democracy.” That Committee took the bill that would have turned redistricting over to a non-partisan committee, gutted it, and then made the process even more partisan than it is now.
It was a middle finger extended to Pennsylvania voters and to the over 100 co-sponsors, both Republican and Democratic, of the original bill. It proves once again that many Pennsylvania legislators have no respect for democratic government or for their constituents. Their one goal is re-election.
Incidentally, one of the representatives whose middle finger was metaphorically extended was Jerry Knowles of Schuylkill County. Unfortunately, Knowles has no opposition this election year. Of course, why would he? He would win anyway in the rigged system that passes for representative government in this state.
Incidentally, the Rotunda was packed. This is an issue that is not going away. As your state Senators and Representatives if they support SB22 or the original version of AB722 (not the gutted version). If they don’t, vote for their opponents.
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