Berger is just one power hunger republicans who think he can do just about anything he wishes. Berger and his corrupt minions in the NCGA, by their own actions have told the citizens of Guilford/Mecklenburg that they county commissioners don’t know how to do their jobs.
After Commissioners of Guilford County held public meeting and spend a great time redrawing their county line, Berger broke is word and decided that he knew better and at last minute had the house and Senate decide the lines for the Guilford/Mecklenburg Counties.
Yes the Legislature has the authority to create county districts, but have left the task to the local officials for years. Could this be payback for what the Democratic-legislature did back in 1991?
Berger and his associates clearly weren't interested in public opinion and made no effort to hear from residents of Guilford County. Berger did say he intervened because of reports -- from unnamed people -- that the Democratic-majority Board of Commissioners wasn't going to pass a fair plan.
So better to ram through an unfair Republican plan than risk seeing an unfair Democratic plan adopted. And the Republican plan is unfair. It's not only grossly gerrymandered, it includes a mischievous provision that effectively blocks Commissioners Paul Gibson and John Parks, both Democrats, from running for re-election in an at-large seat when their terms end next year. From December 2012 until December 2014, no at-large seat will exist under this new plan. The reason obviously is to eliminate a seat likely to be held by a Democrat.
Just who was this unnamed person? If there was one in the first place! Berger is a Politician, which mean in essences he is Liar by trade.
The legislature took the additional and unusual step of prohibiting Guilford commissioners from proposing new districts, which they would have to submit to a referendum, prior to July 2017. Berger and his associates really intend for the people and elected leaders of Guilford County to have no say in this matter for the next six years. They don't want their double cross undone.
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