Virginia Senate Sneaks Through Gerrymandering Bill While Country Watches Inauguration

Virginia Senate Sneaks Through Gerrymandering Bill While Country Watches Inauguration: While the eyes of the nation were turned toward President Barack Obama’s second inauguration on Monday, the Virginia State Senate managed to hurriedly pass a bill that would redistrict the state’s senate seats. The vote, 20-19, would have been a tie had Democratic Senator Henry Marsh been present. Marsh, a civil rights leader, was in [...]/p