Odd things tickle my funny bone. The thing that has me amused today is the argument that the Republicans put forth while standing before a judge who was trying to sort out redistricting maps.

The Democrats put forward maps that will have the impact of making races more competitive in Colorado. The Republicans put forward maps that would keep a couple of districts safe for Republicans. Then they argued before the judge that the legal parameters for setting borders do not have a requirement for “competitiveness.”  Evidently a free market , complete with competition is important, but free elections where people have a real choice is not important.

I get awfully tired of hearing that Republicans and Democrats are just the same. This one instance points out a huge difference. Republicans want to win at all costs, even if it means setting up bogus boundaries. Democrats want to win fare and square, by competing for the votes.

Secretary of State Scott Gessler is one more example of how Republicans are different from Democrats. He wants to limit the number of people voting, as evidenced by his order to disenfranchise people who missed voting in one off-year election. Democrats want all eligible voters to have access to the ballot box, even if it means that there are more registered Republicans than registered Democrats.

I swear, I’ll never understand how the Republican mind works—further evidence that there is a real difference between Republicans and Democrats.

Homework

Judge Rules in Favor of DEM Maps

Coordinated Efforts to Suppress Votes

Gessler Lost Bid to Supress Votes in Denver