The New York Times has this editorial in its December 31 issue, recommending that voters in 2010 defeat every single New York state legislator. Unlike most states, New York State Senators only have two-year terms, so all of them are up in 2010, along with all the New York Assemblymembers as well.
The editorial also calls on the legislature to create a nonpartisan commission to draw the district boundaries of the legislative districts, but the editorial points out that many voices have been saying this in New York for many years, and no legislator is even talking about the idea.
The New York Times ought to be consistent and call for the statewide initiative to be implemented in New York, because so many of the reforms that the newspaper advocates have no chance without the initiative process.
1/2 votes x 1/2 gerrymander districts = 1/4 MINORITY RULE by the EVIL party hacks in ALL houses of ALL 50 State legislatures.
P.R. and A.V. NOW.
About 18 States with voter petitions for State const. amdts.
About 30 States with voter petitions for ordinary State laws.
The rest of the States are SLAVES under the gerrymander party hack MONSTERS – OVERSEERS — like those in NY.
How about having Metro New York City attempt to secede from the rest of the northern N.Y. monsters ???
See the various revolutions in the old Italian city – states in the Middle Age.