Well Hell! This Sucks!

[Grayfox54]

I was checking my State Representatives and just now discovered that, as of last November, I'm now in a completely different State House district.  Where I was in District 97, I'm now in District 88. They moved the line less than 1/2 a mile and this is what happened. What's more, my State Representative is a Democrat! 

The new district starts in downtown Memphis, runs north through Frayser, east through Raleigh and eventually drops south into Bartlett where it just does include my house.  I mean I can almost throw a rock into my old district from my house. 3 Blocks! They moved the line 3 blocks! Who the Hell designed this thing? It wanders all over the place. 

Not only is my Rep a Democrat, but the way this thing is laid out, the vast majority of the district is too. No way this guy is going anywhere. 

I guess I shoulda paid better attention when they redrew the districts last year. Not that it woulda done any good. I didn't have any say in it.  

Funny thing is, the guy I've been e-mailing and griping so hard at for the last year ain't even my Rep anymore.  Oh well, he had it coming. 

I guess now I need to introduce myself to the new guy. 

 

[DHF]

I live in Nashville, so I feel you.  I am looking at rectifying the "living in Nashville" issue, though.

[Grayfox54]

I have a nice house in a nice town that just happens to be next door to Memphis. I like it here! 

Now they're bringing their crap to me. 

[bigun]

57 minutes ago, Grayfox54 said:

I have a nice house in a nice town that just happens to be next door to Memphis. I like it here! 

Now they're bringing their crap to me. 

I feel your pain. I live in T county and they gave us one of the biggest commies from Memphis. And now there’s not enough republicans to vote him out.

[crc4]

This is what happens when you have people who do nothing, contribute nothing to civilization, received welfare for generations, too lazy to work but not to lazy to get food stamps, live in government  and subsidized housing that is free and looks like a bombed-out town in Ukraine, have no morals, lack responsibility and ethics, yet vote for honest taxpayers to give them more and more and take everything  but still live like willfully ignorant jungle pigs (no offense to real pigs).

This is democracy unrestrained by justice. No wonder Socrates didn't like democracy as this is the result.

[Hozzie]

I have a feeling this is more about keeping democrats in the area combined into one district.   It is Republicans redrawing the lines.  

[Chucktshoes]

2 minutes ago, Hozzie said:

I have a feeling this is more about keeping democrats in the area combined into one district.   It is Republicans redrawing the lines.  

[Grayfox54]

I can see that as most of the district is deep blue north Memphis. But once you hit the Bartlett city limit, it changes to bright red. Why would they wanna punish us? 

[No_0ne]

5 minutes ago, Grayfox54 said:

I can see that as most of the district is deep blue north Memphis. But once you hit the Bartlett city limit, it changes to bright red. Why would they wanna punish us? 

They're required to keep the districts roughly equal in population.  The gerrymandered districts are more likely to get overturned in court if they're too egregious, i.e. keep a few safely democrat, and in the process practice a form of "containment", by lumping as many democrats as possible into a small number of districts.  The final factor is to protect the incumbents at all cost.  Once you plug these factors into the equation, you get the bizarre districts we (and practically every other state) have.  I'm sure it wasn't directed at Bartlett residents personally,  your neighborhood just happened to be sacrificed to ensure a republican majority (or super-majority) continues, while allowing whoever the incumbent is to stay in his locked-down district ...

[Defender]

I also feel your pain, some. I live in the Davidson County side of Goodlettsvile and we were redistricted last year.  While this helped get rid of liberal Dem Jim Cooper, which was good, it made my home fall in Rep John Rose district.  While he seems ok, and at least he’s a GOP member, his base area has little in common with this area, so I feel like I’m still not represented.  My state rep is Vincent Dixie and state sen is Heidi Campbell, both liberal Dems.

[gregintenn]

I’ve found myself in three different districts in the last few years although I’ve had the same address for over 20 years now.

I do not care for my current state rep.

[Colt4530]

On 9/24/2023 at 2:08 PM, Grayfox54 said:

I have a nice house in a nice town that just happens to be next door to Memphis. I like it here! 

Now they're bringing their crap to me. 

Memphis turned really y after I left and Willie Herenton took over.  I'd be looking at a place like Grand Junction and hope that's far enough that Memphis doesn't get there before you die. 

[Grayfox54]

I'm 69 years old and my house is paid for. I ain't going nowhere. I'll die in this house.