[Mpls] Commentary: Ron Edwards: Legacy of Natalie Johnson Lee
David Brauer
mplslist at tcq.net
Sun Nov 20 19:47:42 CST 2005
Wizard writes:
> The economic engine for the fifth ward was gerrymandered into the
> seventh ward, that's how. The Green members of the redistricting
> commission could not overcome the greediness of the seventh ward, nor
> stop the DFL from slicing and dicing the wards where Greens were in
office.
Trivia question: which group had a majority of the redistricting commission:
a) DFL
b) Republicans and Independence party
c) Greens
I think the answer is useful when apportioning "blame" for the 5th Ward's
configuration.
David Brauer
Kingfield
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