“Today, as a result of the single-member district plan implemented by the federal court, the commission is truly representative of the ethnic and racial diversity of this community. Of the 13 commissioners, four or 31 percent are African American; seven or 54 percent are Hispanic. This proportional representation mirrors the ethnic and racial percentages of the people in our community.”
The proportion does not mirror the percentage of the people in our community. You forgot 260,939 voters (1/4 of the population). As I said in another column, there are 260,939 white voters, 212,010 black voters and 518,641 Hispanic voters. Whites are under-represented. I would assume if I brought it to court today, that would change the districts yet again. I was told that Moss’s seat actually was suppose to be another white seat.
What is the motive for this column by DeGrandy? I wonder. I heard the vile Natacha Seijas is not happy with De Grandy - she put him on this board. Would love to be a fly on the wall of her office.
By the way, Miguel considers himself the redistricting maven...take a look at these two districts and barf appropriately.These are actual districts (district 3 Florida and 29 in Texas) and they are an abomination, well except the last one, that looks right.
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The top jerrymandered district looks like Corrine Brown's Congressional Seat in North Florida.
Who's district is the bottom?
got me -- i just put miguel degrandy in google image trying to get a photo of him and all these districts popped up....except the spider, i did that district!
DeGrandy v. Wetherell, 815 F. Supp. 1550 (N.D. Fla. 1992)
Miguel DeGrandy, et al., and the U.S. Department of Justice attacked portions of the Senate and House redistricting plans, alleging that they failed to maximize the ability of African-American and Hispanic voters in Dade and Escambia Counties to elect candidates of their choice. The parties settled the claim regarding Escambia County, and the court approved a proposed consent judgment realigning House districts in that county.
The voting-age population of Dade County is 50% Hispanic, 32% white, and 16% African-American. S.J.R. 2-G provides for 5 Senate districts wholly within Dade County (3 with Hispanic majorities, 1 with an African-American majority, and 1 with a white majority) and 2 that cross into adjoining counties (1 with an African-American controlling plurality and 1 with a white majority). Similarly, S.J.R. 2-G provides for 17 House districts wholly within Dade County (8 with Hispanic majorities, 4 with African-American majorities, and 7 with white majorities) and 3 that cross into adjoining counties (1 with an Hispanic majority and 2 with white majorities). On July 1, 1992, the 3-judge panel announced its decision from the bench, finding that the Senate plan did not violate § 2, but that the House plan did violate § 2 because more than nine Hispanic districts could be drawn in South Florida without having a regressive effect on African-American voters. One hour after the liability judgment was announced, remedial proceedings commenced. The plaintiffs introduced a new plan that reshaped the boundaries of 31 House districts, and less than three hours after the remedial proceedings began, the court ordered implementation of that plan, notwithstanding objections by the state and other parties that the court first permit scrutiny of the new plan and consideration of other remedial options. On July 16, 1992, the U.S. Supreme Court stayed the district court's order.
On July 17, 1992, the district court issued an opinion concluding that the Senate plan violates § 2 of the Voting Rights Act but is nevertheless the best remedy to "balance the competing minority interests in Dade County and the South Florida area." The court concluded that the House plan violates § 2 of the Voting Rights Act, because it impairs the ability of Hispanic voters to elect candidates of their choosing in two districts containing high concentrations of recent Hispanic immigrants to the country. The court held that the plan proposed by the plaintiffs "best remedies the dilution of the Hispanic vote in South Florida while advancing the interests of African-Americans in South Florida" and while minimizing the "ripple effect" or displacement caused by redistricting.
Degrandy is slime. He went as far as to try to kill the University Baptist Church in East Kendall because he wanted a specific driveway created for himself, and the church would not accomodate him. What does he do, go to the evil members of the Commission (still a few good ones there, but they are overshadowed by the evil/ignorant/pee-brain (depending on the District) 8). Unbelieveable..
Would you want a church building a 10 acre facility, for over 2,000 congregants every sunday, in a residential neighborhood, across the street from your house?
I didn't think so.
How many afro-cubans or latins are there on the board of the Latin Builders and those other Cuban elite institutions?
Maybe the African American builders should start their own advocacy group.
DeGrandy wrote a pandering opinion piece. I hope Victor Diaz, the Chairman, shows independence and tells DeGrandy to shut up.
DeGrandy's concern for the African American plight rings as true as Natasha's sudden awakening regarding the environment. Miguel cares about keeping a system where he can influence 7 and get all his shit passed...single member districts are a joke.
Diversity -- any ideas....I would suppose there are very few Black Cubans from looking at all the photo albums on their website. What is your point?
Diaz backed down from x Mayor Raul Martinez when he said if he couldn't ask questions he would leave. No one else tested him.
It was good seeing my fellow bloggers at the CHARTER WORKSHOP tonight.
Degrandy was speaking for Seijas, I think you could even see the earpiece he wore.
Lobbyists like DeGrandy thrive on chaos. He benefits from the confusion at Miami-Dade County. Why would he want anything sensible to pass?
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