Via the Times-Union: Corrine Brown wins redistricting war

[urbanlibertarian]

Corrine Brown wins redistricting war
Challenge to the way districts are drawn pitted her against allies.
Posted: July 29, 2012 - 12:30am  |  Updated: July 29, 2012 - 8:06am

By Matt Dixon   

TALLAHASSEE - It started nearly two years ago during a Tallahassee news conference.

U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, a Jacksonville Democrat, stood side-by-side with U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, a Miami Republican, to announce they had filed a lawsuit challenging one of Florida’s two new Fair District amendments.

They were going after Amendment 6, which called for congressional districts to be drawn more compact and not favor a political party. Brown and Diaz-Balart said it would negatively impact minority voters.

Brown’s opposition meant a fierce battle with both her own party and historic allies like the NAACP. Democratic-leaning interests poured millions into Fair Districts Now, the group pushing the amendments, and they had the support of most of Florida’s African-American delegation and the Florida branch of the NAACP.

“It happens every time redistricting comes around,” Brown said. “I’m with them 99 percent of the time, but on this we were never eye to eye.”

So, after a federal lawsuit and a protracted battle with fellow Democrats, how have things changed for Brown as this year’s election season heats up? In short, they haven’t.

Read more at Jacksonville.com: http://jacksonville.com/news/florida/2012-07-29/story/corrine-brown-wins-redistricting-war#ixzz221jW3bMB

Rep. Brown is my representative in Congress.  I've always voted for her opponents but I have to admit she does what the majority in the district want her to do.  IMO the problem with minority-majority districts is that they carve Democrats out of adjacent districts making those districts more Republican and thus the Congress a little more Republican without anyone changing their voting preference. As long as Dems and Reps control the electoral game there needs to be a balance of power.  When there's not, individual freedom suffers and government grows more quickly.

[JeffreyS]

+1

[duvaldude08]

Ive always enjoyed having Corrine around for entertainment purposes. Im 30 years old, and I can remember laughing at her ever since I was a child. You gotta love the big wigs she's worn over the years 

[coredumped]

She really is one of the worst persons in government.

It's pretty embarrassing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgbBP9Em00A

[buckethead]

She really is one of the worst persons in government.

It's pretty embarrassing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgbBP9Em00A

That is fairly harmless. Pandering (even if less than eloquently) to home town voters. Not the type of thing which causes a republic to faulter.

A bit less innocuous was her vote of Yea for the Gramm Leach Bliley Act. (aka Financial Modernization Act) {Effective repeal of Glass Steagal} http://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/106-1999/h570

Interestingly enough, John Mica voted against the bill, which was passed in a largely bipartisan manner where 6 Rs voted nay and 50 Ds did likewise. Just thought Faye might like to know that tidbit.

[coredumped]

What about her sandbag scandal?

She has absolutely no good qualities, I'm not sure how she ever got elected.

[If_I_Loved_you]

What about her sandbag scandal?

She has absolutely no good qualities, I'm not sure how she ever got elected.

The people who vote for her believe she is doing a Good Job! A lot like President Obama if you could look pass your blinders the world really isn't all that bad.

[If_I_Loved_you]

She really is one of the worst persons in government.

It's pretty embarrassing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgbBP9Em00A

I could name a lot more as being the Worst in government? John Boehner, Eric Cantor, Cliff Stearns and just about any Republican in the House. But for some reason I like Ander Crenshaw which is weird?

[jerry cornwell]

She really is one of the worst persons in government.

It's pretty embarrassing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgbBP9Em00A

I could name a lot more as being the Worst in government? John Boehner, Eric Cantor, Cliff Stearns and just about any Republican in the House. But for some reason I like Ander Crenshaw which is weird?

That is weird

[birddog]

@urbanlibertarian and the others: I am an unabashed liberal, and I despise Corrine Brown. She is the sewer of the Democratic Party.

@duvaldude08: I can't even laugh at her.