Redistricting Quotes

Whatever you think of redistricting, whatever you think of politicians, I don't know how an objective person wouldn't come to the conclusion that when you have two sides of a proposition, both sides should be governed by the same rules. - Howard Berman

We plan to pick up another five seats in the Senate and hold the House through redistricting through 2012. And rather than negotiate with the teachers' unions and the trial lawyers and the various leftist interest groups, we intend to break them. - Grover Norquist

This really is a pre-emptive move. It's pretty plain that Washington Woods in the next two to four years will have a significant amount of new construction, or is likely to. (Redistricting will) keep it from having massive overpopulation problems. - Rick Phillips

This is not like a Fishers or Carmel redistricting. This is not a massive redo. - Rick Phillips

This is just another confirmation that redistricting brought about fair representation for the people of Texas. - Dan Allen

They see the system there to be manipulated so that they can use it to climb the political ladder... Meanwhile, Doolittle's got a dam in his district that's been authorized for 20 years and he can't get a dime for it. He is that inept. This is a major reason we want redistricting. - Ted Costa

There are large national movements afoot about redistricting and union dues that are looking to this referendum ... for momentum... If either measure wins or loses, it will have dramatic consequences for whether these national movements move ahead or get stopped in their tracks. - Steven Schier

The stakes are incredibly high... Every congressman is keenly aware that redistricting looms. - Tim Storey

The redistricting will separate my child from everyone he's known for three years. - Tracey Haley