tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31586983.post7088586087131049540..comments2023-11-05T03:25:19.346-05:00Comments on Salisbury News: Black Caucus To Submit Legislative Redistricting Maps This Week, Seeking More Black SenatorsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10469687445528023080noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31586983.post-44378056603659401722011-12-08T07:36:30.951-05:002011-12-08T07:36:30.951-05:00Funny. It's so terrible that the black caucus ...Funny. It's so terrible that the black caucus is doing this. Yet republicans (and other Dem caucuses) have long been gerrymandering to consolidate their preferred demographic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31586983.post-24926477711130613872011-12-07T22:44:28.606-05:002011-12-07T22:44:28.606-05:008:12, the 12% figure you cite might refer to the p...8:12, the 12% figure you cite might refer to the percentage of Afro-Americans in the US, but the article is about Maryland. The black caucus does have a point in that 30% of Maryland is Afro-American, making it one of the highest African-American populations of any state; however, only 17% of the State Legislature (both houses) is Afro-American (I am using the National Conf. of State Legislatures website for the 17% figure and the census figures for the demographic makeup of MD). I am white, Republican, and fairly conservative, but I also believe in fairness. I am thinking of how I would feel if I were African-American.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31586983.post-66777455531560906842011-12-07T20:13:13.751-05:002011-12-07T20:13:13.751-05:0012% of the population in complete control of the r...12% of the population in complete control of the rest--and leeching them dry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31586983.post-87785485377565159602011-12-07T19:38:46.298-05:002011-12-07T19:38:46.298-05:00The Black Caucus is a racist organization.The Black Caucus is a racist organization.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31586983.post-31186626052191435472011-12-07T19:31:28.010-05:002011-12-07T19:31:28.010-05:00they're always trying to get something else ba...they're always trying to get something else based upon race. I'm sick of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31586983.post-46864864180762320092011-12-07T19:21:45.910-05:002011-12-07T19:21:45.910-05:00Map it by race, map it by income, map it by party ...Map it by race, map it by income, map it by party lines; racism being promoted daily by our "representatives". Why not just map it by populations of areas like the CONSTITUTION requires?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com