Deeds has worked for Seven Yearsto Pass a Fair and Unbiased Process
A unanimously passed Senate bill that would set up a bipartisan redistricting commission in Virginia died at sunrise Tuesday during a tiny House subcommittee meeting.
"Over the years, ... there are many instances where you could say Democrats did it to Republicans (or) Republicans did it to Democrats, but the truth is we're creating a system where legislators and politicians are actually choosing their voters rather than voters choosing their leaders," Ms. Valentine said.
In spite of it, Democrats retook a majority in the Senate two years ago and have pulled to within six seats of retaining a House majority.
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