[see also, you may wish to review the following MICD12GOP BLOG items before reading this forum post:
THE CONSTITUTION, CENSUS, AND APPORTIONMENT...
https://www.12cdrc.org/post/the-constitution-census-apportionment-and-michigan-re-districting-2021
MIGOP Announcement on ReDistricting: https://www.12cdrc.org/post/migop-release-about-redistricting
and HR1 UNCONSTITUTIONAL FEDERAL ELECTION POWER GRAB: https://www.12cdrc.org/post/hr1-unconstitutionally-federalizing-all-elections as well as: https://beforeitsnews.com/the-law/2018/11/michigan-2018-prop2-ballot-initiative-will-not-end-gerrymandering-2457992.html
AND keep a close eye on COMMENTS SECTION of this Post for updates
JAN 2022 UPDATE: MAPS, some updates, JAN 2022 versions at bottom]
[IMPORTANT NOTE: As I am updating the site to reflect current MICD12 first elected (under the 2010 redistricting) first had its new Representative under the new boundaries in 2013 AND (unless lawsuits may delay) are scheduled to run for the NEW DISTRICTS' BOUNDARIES in Michigan in 2022, they do not officially take effect and those Rep's take Office until Jan 2023!!!]
[Editor update/Personal note: YES - #GOP likely to take #USHouse and #USSenate in #RedWave2022, HOWEVER if #Republicans take #POTUS in #RedWave2024 likely to LOSE #USHOUSE in 2026 due to FAILURE TO STOP #FASCICRATS #GERRYMANDERING NOW creating more #Democrat leaning Districts across #USA and people who may #Vote #GOP in 22/24 go back to sleep/couches and the regular order of BASE #VOTING returns which will give them easier wins in #MidTerms2026.
https://www.12cdrc.org/forum/redistricting-discussion/first-look-at-new-s-e-michigan-district-maps/
#RedPill #WakeUp #YOUMUSTSTAYINVOLVEDFROMNOWTILETERNITY Joseph M. Lenard]
First look at what SEMi area Districts will look like (from: https://michigan.mydistricting.com/legdistricting/comments/plan/128/23). ALL DISTRICT NUMBERS WILL BE COMPLETELY REWRITTEN as they use (ridiculously) DETROIT as their starting point for everything (why NOT LANSING? after all, it's the Capitol of Michigan) which tells you a lot about the MICRC (Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission) thought process and focus on Minority Majority Districts as their PRINCIPLE "COMMUNITY OF INTEREST" concerns despite such being UNCONSTITUTIONAL violation of EQUAL PROTECTIONS clause. [JLenard - Webmaster]
Some key City shuffles will be...
Dearborn and Taylor, moving out of bulk of current W12 into new MICD02 (with Livonia and Westland areas).
Wyandotte (where I am) down to Flat Rock and Westward into and past Ann Arbor/Ypsi/Saline out to Chelsea area are slated (again, IF MICRC proposed Maps hold) as part of new MICD07.
Allen Park and Lincoln Park are breaking off from 12th and joining DETROIT and up/over to the Grosse-X area/cities (and ERClub) for new MICD01. Brighton Westward to Eaton Rapids area (inc. Howell and Picney of note) part of new MICD05.
Monroe County (down to Ohio Border) will join areas Westward out to Adrian, Clinton, Tecumseh, and more, of note!
MAP WITH ENHANCEMENTS...
[IMPORTANT WED OCT 13 UPDATE...
There are actually FIVE separate proposed USHouse Maps, FOUR are very similar to the Map above (minor variances), the FIFTH (most difference) listed below. The FINAL MAP will likely be one of these TWO with potentially SLIGHT VARIATION(s).] (As you can see below, the DRASTIC DIFFERENCE in the Map below moves Southgate and Wyandotte from proposed 7 (Map above) and Taylor and Romulus from proposed 2 (Map above) into NEW DISTRICT 1 (with Detroit) - again the other FOUR proposed Maps have only minor differences to the MAP ABOVE))
Please add your COMMENTS/THOUGHTS regarding FEDERAL #USHouse DISTRICT PROPOSED CHANGES AS WELL AS FEEL FREE TO COMMENT ON ANY LOCAL (#MIHouse / #MISenate) PROPOSED MAP CHANGES in the Comments section below....
RELATED AUDIO: #Michigan #Census and #REDISTRICTING...
It is not worth the time to TRANSCRIBE the thoughts that need be shared, here is the AUDIO FILE (just 7m long) on what you need to hear regarding REDISTRICTING:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/gjhhkbc1ocafvmy/WAAM-AbololitionistsRoundTable-Sat%20Jun%2012%202021-ReDistricting-edit.mp3?dl=0 (aka: https://tinyurl.com/MiReDistricting2021)
(full ART 6/12 Show: https://anchor.fm/phil-stargell/episodes/Abolitionist-Round-Table-6-12-2021-e12lhbj)
NOVEMBER 2021 MAP UPDATES....
FOR MIHOUSE AND MISENATE SEATS - go to: MICRC - Proposed Maps (michigan.gov)
(Above APPLE V 2 - view larger/interactive map version online (until it may get pulled or changed) at: https://michigan.mydistricting.com/legdistricting/comments/plan/252/23 )
(Above BIRCH V 2 - view larger/interactive map version online (until it may get pulled or changed) at: https://michigan.mydistricting.com/legdistricting/comments/plan/253/23 )
(Above CHESTNUT - view larger/interactive map version online (until it may get pulled or changed) at: https://michigan.mydistricting.com/legdistricting/comments/plan/254/23 )
(Above LANGE - view larger/interactive map version online (until it may get pulled or changed) at: https://michigan.mydistricting.com/legdistricting/comments/plan/273/23)
(Above SZETELA - view larger/interactive map version online (until it may get pulled or changed) at: https://michigan.mydistricting.com/legdistricting/comments/plan/275/23)
FOR MIHOUSE AND MISENATE SEATS - go to: MICRC - Proposed Maps (michigan.gov)
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Subject: Michigan redistricting committee won't release legal memos
Michigan redistricting committee won't release legal memos By Scott McClallen | The Center Square (The Center Square) – On a 7-5 vote, the Michigan Independent Citizen’s Redistricting Commission (MICRC) chose to preserve attorney-client privilege and continue hiding memos discussed in a controversial October closed-door session. It’s still unclear what commissioners discussed. More than a month later, Michiganders still don’t have answers from a commission that touts transparency and the Constitution mandates “shall conduct all of its business at open meetings.” The MICRC has rejected a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests from conservative group Michigan Rising Action (MRA), despite a nonbinding opinion from Attorney General Dana Nessel that it “must” release the memos. MICRC spokesman Edward Woods III told The Center Square in an email that the MICRC followed its legal team’s advice. “In an open and transparent manner, the Commission will continue to fulfill its mission of drawing fair maps through public engagement for Michigan’s Congressional, State Senate, and State House districts,” Woods said in a statement. Committee attorneys said if the MICRC waives attorney-client privilege, they might not be able to reinstate it. "It would be an extraordinary thing to do," Commission Counsel David Fink said, the Detroit New reported. "It would be effectively taking away your ability [sic] get good counsel." On Thursday, the Senate unanimously approved Senate Bill 728 to ban the MICRC from meeting in a closed session for any purpose. Sen. Ed McBroom, R-Vulcan, said the MICRC was taking "enormous liberties" with the Constitution whether it can meet in closed session. "The Constitution doesn’t say they operate under the Open Meetings Act," McBroom said in a phone interview. "It says they shall have open meetings. So I’m just striving to make it abundantly clear that the Open Meetings Act is not their source of authority for having these closed sessions or from withholding documents from people.” FAIR Maps Executive Director Tony Daunt demanded the commission release the hidden memos. “The Redistricting Commission is hiding evidence from the public, because it would reveal the lengths they’ve gone to disenfranchise minority voters,” Daunt said in a statement. “The Commission illegally held a closed-door session, in direct violation of the state’s constitution, to discuss their efforts to disenfranchise African-American and other minority communities and to violate the Voting Rights Act. MIGOP Communications Director Gustavo Portela also criticized the redistricting committee. “The Michigan redistricting commission reached a new low today openly violating the Michigan Constitution,” Portela said in a statement. “The legislature and the Attorney General have called on the commission to be transparent and they have refused. This commission has not only tainted the process by which voters will be represented for the next decade, they have lost the public’s trust.” In a floor speech, Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich, D-Flint, said he was voting for the bill but still believes the MICRC is an improvement to the previous map-drawing process. “The Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission on its worst day is still a million times better for the people of Michigan than the best day of the old system, where Republicans drew the map in secret,” Ananich said. “Zero public hearings. Zero public input." Scott McClallen Staff Reporter The Center Square #MICRC #ReDistricting #Law #Violations #OpensMeetingsAct #Transperency