The republican/tea party in Virginia just moved from their war on women [which lost them a great deal of support in the 2011 general election] to gerrymandering the electoral process, which will ultimately shut the democratic party out of the process of "governing" unless the Virginia governor or federal attorney general decides otherwise.
The latest chapter in the ambush on democracy began as Virginia State Senator Henry Marsh III traveled to DC to watch the inauguration of President Barack Obama, with republicans taking advantage of the 20/19 split to slide this redistricting plan into place.
And, as the dust settles, I wouldn't count on the governor to do the right thing... "Bob" McDonnell told reporters on Tuesday the state Senate's Monday vote wasn't "a good way to do business," but failed to indicate whether he would sign the legislation into law.
As we continue to see these lines drawn in the proverbial sand... the question I would ask my fellow Virginians is... is this really the kind of government Thomas Jefferson envisioned? The type of government where much of the "people's work" is done in the dead of the night, or behind closed doors... out of sight of the "people" these republican/tea party legislators "pretend" to represent...
These are shameful, sad days... which we should all remember well [if we ever have the opportunity to once again cast our ballots].
