On Saturday afternoon I sat at a table with Denise from the organization Fair Districts to gather support for an independent citizens’ commission to draw the legislative districts in Pennsylvania. Two bills, both with Republican and Democratic co-sponsors, are before the Pennsylvania legislature, but we still don’t have a majority of legislators in favor.
Fair Districts is trying to educate citizens about the bad results of gerrymandering and gain support for the bills.
I was pleased that most people had heard of or knew about gerrymandering. We collected a large number of signatures in support of the bills. There were the usual “I don’t want anything to do with politics” people, but there were also people who pulled out their wallets or opened their purses to give us money. (We were not taking any money.)
The store that permitted us to do this was Redners. If you live in that area, please shop there. So many stores, especially the large chains, will not let you get anywhere near with a tabling effort, even if it is non-partisan.
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