tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478354375758846359.post286303419167471160..comments2023-04-25T13:20:01.724-07:00Comments on Arizona Eagletarian: Redistricting -- Intertribal Council presentations, competitiveness and urgencySteve Muratore aka Arizona Eagletarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01404761986345385458noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478354375758846359.post-62019442528264930712011-09-18T16:37:27.805-07:002011-09-18T16:37:27.805-07:00http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=obf...http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=obfiscation<br /><br />Well, I learnt something new today. Obfiscation is just a fancy way to say NO.<br /><br />Greenvalleygal, you seem to be obfuscating here. If I read the intent of your comment correctly, you are saying: 1) That Communities of Interest is the most important of the redistricting criteria. and 2) that if Horne succeeds in his challenge to the Voting Rights Act, the AIRC will not need to consider the VRA and 3) competitiveness is not to be considered because it will provide significant detriment to Communities of Interest.<br /><br />The faults in your argument/claim is first and foremost that you forgot to read the PURPOSE for Prop 106 as passed by voters in 2000. I addressed that issue in my Sept 14 post http://stevemuratore.blogspot.com/2011/09/redistricting-will-competitiveness-be.html<br /><br />The first AIRC applied your view of Communities of Interest taking priority over competitiveness. The Arizona Supreme Court specifically ruled that to have been an improper application of the Prop 106 criteria.<br /><br />Thanks for your feedback. :)Steve Muratore aka Arizona Eagletarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01404761986345385458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478354375758846359.post-29717749403963127502011-09-17T19:01:19.539-07:002011-09-17T19:01:19.539-07:00Obfiscation.The commissions guidelines are U.S. Co...Obfiscation.The commissions guidelines are U.S. Constitution, Voting Rights Act (currently being legally challenged) Equal Population, Compact and Contiguous, COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST ( the only humanity-rich guideline) Geographic boundaries........................................................................................................and competitive districts where no significant detriment to OTHER GOALS.<br /><br />Stay on the tracks and do not derail!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com