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Partner K&L Gates. Former Assistant United State Attorney. Capt US Army 1987-1991.
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Save Virginia elections without destroying it | Guest commentary

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By Mark Rush
| Richmond Times-Dispatch Verified
In the first "Jurassic Park" movie, Jeff Goldblum’s character, Dr. Ian Malcolm, says that taking dinosaurs off the island is “the worst idea in the long, sad history of bad ideas.” The ballot proposition that would “temporarily” amend the constitution to allow the general assembly to redraw our congressional districts in the middle of a decade is equally disastrous. kAm!C@A@?6?ED 4=2:> E92E E9:D AC24E:46 H@F=5 “D2G6 56>@4C24J” 3J 4@F?E6C:?8 677@CED 3J %6I2D E@ A2:?E :ED 4@?8C6DD:@?2= 56=682E:@?
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The End of Purple States and Competitive Districts

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By Mark Rush
| Herald/Review Media Verified
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The End of Purple States and Competitive Districts

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By Mark Rush
| Times-Leader Verified
The news of the Virginia General Assembly’s creation of a 10-1 congressional district map should come as no surprise. The U.S. Supreme Court deferred to California and Texas as they chose to redraw their congressional districts to strengthen the presence of Democrats and Republicans, respectively, in Congress. The new Virginia map changes the Commonwealth from a purple state that has been a good bellwether of national political trends into a dark blue misrepresentation of our partisanship.
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