Monday, September 24, 2007

REDISTRICTING SHOULD BE FAIR!

New Albany Voting Districts:

District 1
Precincts:
1 - 1158

2 - 754
17 - 1058
21 - 2275
23 -1498


Current - 6,743
Proposed total- (Now on the table) - Total -6,743

District 2
Precincts:
16 - 1134
18 -1209
19 - 1406
22 - 1102
29 - 1458


Current - 9,364
Proposed total - (Now on the Table) - 6,359

District 3
Precincts:
3 - 1407
5 - 1049
6 - 924
7 - 383
8 - 1114
10 - 1278


Current - 5,897
Proposed total - (Now on the Table) - 6,155

District 4
Precincts:
11 -1020
12 - 912
13 - 982
20 - 1137
24 - 1145
25 - 1008


Current - 5,184
Proposed total - (Now on the Table) -6,204

District 5
Precincts:
9 - 951
14 -1175
15 - 468
15A - 1168
26 -1326
28 - 1260

Current - 5,040
Proposed total - (Now on the Table) - 6,348

District 6
Precincts:
19A - 1380
19B - 1625
27 - 1303
27A - 743
28A - 1167
29A - 397

Current 6,196
Proposed total - (Now on the Table) - 6,615

Freedom of Speech believes this is a fair Redistricting proposal that reflects our community and changing demographics. It is not for YOUR political interest and YOUR self interest as the Plaintiffs.

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The following information was verified through Voters Registration:

Districts 3
10 - Plaintiffs

District 6
1 - Plaintiff

District 4
1 - Plaintiff

District 2
3 - Plaintiffs

District 5
1 - Plaintiff
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Some Plaintiffs are members of the following:

East Spring St. Neighborhood Assn:
8 - Plaintiffs

S. Ellen Jones Neighborhood Assn:
2 - Plaintiffs

CHDO Board Members:
2 - Plaintiffs

Is there a hidden agenda here?

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Freedom of Speech would like to say: After reviewing the list of Plaintiffs, that a majority of the Plaintiffs are already well represented. If 10 of these Plaintiffs are in the 3rd District, then their Councilman is representing 5,897 people.

After Redistricting, each district must contain over 6,000 people.

Is it true that at the time the lawsuit was filed that Jeff Gillenwater had cancelled his voters registration? Where was that voter registration moved to?

Is it true Plaintiff/Candidate John Gonder wants to withdraw from the lawsuit? Will his mother and his wife also withdraw?

How many other Plaintiffs have requested to withdraw from the lawsuit?


We need to ask Democrat Chairman Randy Stumler to check with the State Election Board if it is legal for a candidate to be on the ballot if he is in the process of suing the City of New Albany?

Freedom of Speech would like to ask the Plaintiffs, why have the Plaintiff's not brought in their suggested redistricting plan to the Council?

What are you hiding?

OK - Boy's, get your home work done. Lay your plan on the table. The census numbers to be used are well known.

News Flash for our readers:

Mr. Kojak...Is Scott Wood of Redevelopment really helping your committee put a Redistricting Plan together?

Gotcha'! Say it isn't so Kojak...We bet you surely didn't want that information out did you?

"See ya' at the Hitching Post, Kojak! NOT!


"So I will say it with relish. Give me a "Hitching Post hamburger" but hold the Lawsuit."
~HI


footnote: We hope in the future some Plaintiff's decide to publish the real drafts of Freedom of Speech. It will take more than that to shut us ALL up!

"Your just Minor League players up against a Major League Team!"