tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222839876578062342.post7493621783953770511..comments2024-03-16T02:58:07.351-04:00Comments on Me Me Me Me Me: Varvel Takes Aim at Bauer; Lets Bosma and Long Off the HookMSWallackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025607935715642114noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222839876578062342.post-15204390908877340162013-01-29T10:09:41.094-05:002013-01-29T10:09:41.094-05:00Unfortunately, the image appears to be missing fro...Unfortunately, the image appears to be missing from The Indianapolis Star's website also. They rearranged things, but even when I go to Gary Varvel's page and scroll back to September 8, 2009, the image isn't available (a blank box shows there, just like on my site). I also tried searching for the image elsewhere online without success. Sorry.MSWallackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04025607935715642114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222839876578062342.post-21943011615200317792013-01-28T21:41:45.361-05:002013-01-28T21:41:45.361-05:00The link to the picture is broken...The link to the picture is broken...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222839876578062342.post-3702348792109633782009-09-11T12:55:38.560-04:002009-09-11T12:55:38.560-04:00I don't really disagree with anything that you...I don't really disagree with anything that you've said as it relates to the "big picture" of redistricting and gerrymandering. My focus was more limited to Secretary Rokita's idea and Gary Varvel's commentary on the reaction of the "Legislature" to that idea. And while it may be the job of the legislature to draw the maps (do you think the maps are actually drawn by the legislature or by some outside agent or entity on behalf of the entity), Secretary Rokita's concepts may be worth exploring. It may be the job of a particular house of the General Assembly to introduce fiscal bills, but that doesn't mean that the other house or the executive branch don't participate in the process or offer suggestions or proposals.MSWallackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04025607935715642114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222839876578062342.post-70189444069511711582009-09-11T09:16:01.909-04:002009-09-11T09:16:01.909-04:00Bosma is on record, for many years now, as support...Bosma is on record, for many years now, as supporting nonpartisan, independent redistricting, so his concern with Rokita is likely what Bosma said -- that the legislative branch, not executive branch, has the constitutional duty to draw the maps. There is no sense, and indeed some danger, in diverting attention from that duty. Todd may be right, but he has no authority to get it done; the burden to do the work and do it right rests squarely on the shoulders of House and Senate leadership and that's where it needs to stay or this issue will get diluted in politics and lost. And voters will be screwed again.<br /><br />As for Bauer, he has vigorously defended the current horribly gerrymandered maps while Bosma has been highly critical. As for Long, I don't recall him defending or being critical of the maps, but one thing is for sure, he was not in Senate leadership when they were drawn (House democrats drew the House maps, and Bauer was a House D leader and key participant when the current maps were drawn).<br /><br />Varvel's not so bad. Just may need more words to explain his pictures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com