Corrine Brown under investigation for Ethics Violations

[Cheshire Cat]

And in the wink of an eye, Corrine Brown now claims she will not retire and will seek re-election.  This is likely because she has about 150 people she wants to bus to Tallahassee to fight the district changes a case she has already lost previously.  I guess she can't beg the folks for money via television and print news reports, to fight the district change (which is her claim when she asks for the funds) if she also says she will retire.  Looks like that finally occurred to her and she now says she intends to run.  I suppose when you have gotten away with fraud for decades there is a certain sense of invulnerability felt.  A wake up call is on its way.

[Cayotica@icloud.com]

Corriine was very secure in her position. Two years ago she didn't even bother to run a campaign against her (black) republican opponent and still beat him with nearly 80% of the vote. Corrupt? Without a doupt, but she has been this way for as long as I can remember. Her constituents know she's corrupt but they don't care because she tells them that she will bring them free money and more but the only one getting rich is her. Corrine doesn't what he district changed, if the people in the new parts care less about freebies than earnng their own way even if they district is 100% democratic she might lose.

[Charles Hunter]

As much as I dislike Congress Woman Brown, she does have a point about her new district.  Counting thousands of prisoners, who can't vote, as part of the minority population in the district is wrong.
This, of course, is a bigger problem, populations who are prohibited from voting should not count when setting up districts, at any level.

[carpnter]

As much as I dislike Congress Woman Brown, she does have a point about her new district.  Counting thousands of prisoners, who can't vote, as part of the minority population in the district is wrong.
This, of course, is a bigger problem, populations who are prohibited from voting should not count when setting up districts, at any level.

According to this article the prisoner population isn't as large as the Congresswoman would have you believe.

The article is primarily about Jefferson County, but it does briefly speak about the Congressional district.
http://news.wfsu.org/post/inmate-populations-cast-doubt-state-local-district-lines

Isbell is a left-leaning mapping contractor.  According to the Prison Policy Initiative—an organization that tracks prison gerrymandering throughout the country—there are nine additional counties adding inmates to their municipal districts.

But Isbell isn't buying Brown's claims.  He says historical data shows a district with strong African American participation, and he says the prison population just isn't that big.

"Total prison population of this newly proposed congressional district five is somewhere between one and two percent of the total population of the district," Isbell says.

[Charles Hunter]

Since the linked article doesn't have numbers for CD5, I will have to do some research later.
You don't think Corrine  would exagerate, do you?

[mbwright]

I just love how she says her black constituents won't be represented any more.  Wrong--they can vote, and be represented, just like everybody else in the state of Florida.

[carpnter]

Since the linked article doesn't have numbers for CD5, I will have to do some research later.
You don't think Corrine  would exagerate, do you?

Yeah, the article isn't very strong on CD5 numbers but that district really wasn't what the article was covering.  I suspect that due to the type of business that the company mentioned is in, they have looked at her district and the percentages they are giving are pretty close to accurate.   I wouldn't put it past the Congresswoman to exaggerate, lie, cheat, or steal to get her vway. 

[spuwho]

The politics of prisons is a whole subject all by itself unfortunately.

They do get counted in the census, which means they add to the public rolls of the town they reside. Its true that they cant vote while incarcerated, however, they do get representation by proxy based on the community it functions in.

So by being incarcerated means they still count as citizens but have lost some their privileges, such as voting, freedom of movement, etc.

[Adam White]

They should just allow prisoners to vote, thereby being more democratic and solving the problem.

[spuwho]

They should just allow prisoners to vote, thereby being more democratic and solving the problem.

Prison by design is a revocation of the rights of said citizen for crimes against the state. Once time is served, or they recieve a parole, or get an early release, their voting abilities are restored.

[Adam White]

They should just allow prisoners to vote, thereby being more democratic and solving the problem.

Prison by design is a revocation of the rights of said citizen for crimes against the state. Once time is served, or they recieve a parole, or get an early release, their voting abilities are restored.

Yes, that's one very specific way to look at it. And not all people see it that way. I wouldn't expect you to feel any different, though.

[vicupstate]

Brown Indicted per Politico/First Coast News

[strider]

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/corrine-brown-to-face-federal-charges/83567085

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—Fifth District Congresswoman Corrine Brown (D-Fla.) has been indicted on charges likely related to her involvement with an unregistered charity in Virginia and appear in Jacksonville Federal Court Friday, multiple sources have confirmed to First Coast News.

First Coast News has learned Brown will appear before a federal magistrate judge Friday afternoon. As of 1 p.m., Brown is in Washington D.C. as the House is still in session.

[Cheshire Cat]

For those who thought I was unjustly picking on Corrine Brown "I told you so" and there is more beyond this that will likely never see the light off day.

[carpnter]

For those who thought I was unjustly picking on Corrine Brown "I told you so" and there is more beyond this that will likely never see the light off day.

I was sure she was going to find a way to get out of this one like she has so many other things.