It seems that the attorney advising Gila County Arizona has some interesting advice for the county:
“Big Brother knows best. So don’t bother your poor little brains. Just leave it all up to the U.S. Justice Department. That’s the gist of the advice the Gila County Board of Supervisors received this week as its consultants explained the strange logic they believe grips the apparently rigid minds of federal civil rights lawyers.”
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“The net effect would increase the Native American voting bloc in District 3 as well as the Hispanic voting bloc in District 2. It would also increase the total percentage of minority voters in District 2 modestly. However, it would also reduce the combined percentage of minority voters in District 3 from about 52 percent to about 44 percent.
That’s a non-starter with the Justice Department, say the county’s consultants — one of whom used to work for the Justice Department.”
Has the attorney/consultant [for Gila] examined the data to see if there is an effective difference in the opportunity to elect in a 52 percent district vs a 44 percent district? Or is this an “eyeball” determination? And who might that attorney consultant be that is advising Gila County to defer to his old friends at the DOJ? Why none other than Bruce Adelson. Should attorneys for Gila County be representing the interests of Gila County, or a blended agenda of a little bitta-Gila and a little bitta-DOJ? Read more about this particular attorney here at National Review.