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Tennessee

70sEraVet

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4. There are a lot of good people in Tennessee. Unfortunately, gerrymandering has silenced them.

Reply to Duppers (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 2, 2023, 11:42 AM

Mar 2023

The Republican supermajority has ruthlessly split neighborhoods in half, obliterating Nashville as a voice, and they are working on Memphis. Steve Cohen is Tennessee's only Democratic Congressman, and they are chipping away at his district.

“I have long advocated both as a State Senator and in the House of Representatives for curbing partisan gerrymandering and restoring public confidence in government through redistricting by emphasizing geographical contiguity, compactness, preservation of communities of interest, and consistency with other political lines rather than mere political affiliation,” Cohen wrote.
https://wreg.com/news/mid-south/rep-steve-cohen-urges-tn-republicans-for-single-memphis-congressional-district/

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Should we start with the Rep? Probably not. Srkdqltr Mar 2023 #1

Just musclecar6 Mar 2023 #2

Smh! Saw & read that aloud to my hubby Duppers Mar 2023 #3

There are a lot of good people in Tennessee. Unfortunately, gerrymandering has silenced them. 70sEraVet Mar 2023 #4

Yes, I agree. Duppers Mar 2023 #5