gain
a
partisan
advantage.
The
commission
will
be
comprised of four Democrats,
four
Republicans
and
five
Independents
or
members
of third-parties. Seven votes
– including two Democrats,
two
Republicans
and
two
Independents – are necessary
for changing district lines.
Grassroots
organizations
have been pushing for this
ballot
proposal
for
years,
especially
after
a
test
by
Bridge Magazine that found
GOP candidates succeed in
Michigan
despite
relatively
equal support for both parties
because
of
gerrymandered
districts. In 2017, The Daily
interviewed Rep. Jeremy Moss
(D-Southfield),
one
of
the
supporters of the proposal,
regarding his efforts to get the
proposal into legislation.
“It’s very complicated, and
that’s by design,” Moss said.
“We wanted to make sure that
two people couldn’t collude
and wind up on the commission
together. Anyone who served as
a partisan official, worked for
a partisan official, worked for
a political party or was a major
donor to a party or candidate.”
The proposal has received
support
from
Democrats
throughout the state. Public
Policy junior Katie Kelly, the
communications
director
of
the University of Michigan’s
chapter of College Democrats,
was supportive of the idea. She
believes regardless of partisan
disagreements, a commission
will
generation
more
just
elections.
“The
current
lines
in
Michigan are heavily skewed
towards the Republican party
and meant to lessen the influence
that minority, female and young
voters have in elections,” Kelly
said. “In other states, the
opposite is true. Regardless
of the skew, we support this
proposal because it would help
to guarantee fair elections and
allow all people to have a voice
in their representation.”
However,
Kelly
believes
Democrats will face strong
opposition
on
the
issue,
especially because Republicans
heavily impacted by the passage
of Proposal 2.
“Even though this proposal
would create an even playing
field
for
all
candidates,
Republicans will be pushing
to keep the lines drawn the
way they are now,” Kelly said.
“Republicans stand to lose the
most if the proposal is adopted,
so I imagine there will be a lot of
opposition messaging about the
proposal being too complicated
and saying that the commission
is an undemocratic process,
but neither of those are true.
Michiganders are smart enough
to know that when Republicans
and Democrats get an almost
equal amount of votes, there
shouldn’t be such a skewed
majority.”
Republicans
have
indeed
voiced their disapproval of
Proposal 2. LSA Sophomore
Dylan Berger, president of the
University’s chapter of College
Republicans,
believes
an
appointed citizen commission
would
hurt
the
state
of
democracy within Michigan.
“Currently,
elected
representatives of the people
of Michigan work together to
determine district lines,” Berger
said. “If the people are unhappy
with those lines, they have the
ability to make their voice heard
at the ballot box. If this proposal
passes,
those
drawing
the
lines would be unelected
bureaucrats accountable
to no one … this ballot
proposal
would
make
our
state
government
less transparent and less
accountable.”
Berger said he was
surprised the proposal made it
through the court system and
onto the ballot, but believed
Michiganders would ultimately
disapprove of it.
“I thought the state Supreme
Court would have struck this
down when it came before
them,” Berger said. “This ballot
proposal seeks to fundamentally
alters
the
government
of
Michigan. Something of that
magnitude must be decided at a
state constitutional convention.
I do not think it will pass. The
more the people of Michigan
learn about this, the less likely
they will be to support it.”
On campus, not all students
know the details of Proposal
2, but many still have strong
opinions about gerrymandering.
LSA freshman Eli Weaver
believes
gerrymandering
is
a practice both parties are
guilty of, but said he feels
the
Republican
Party
has
done more damage through
gerrymandering.
“I’m anti-gerrymandering,”
Weaver said. “I’d call myself
independent, but I’m probably
more liberal. I know both sides
do it (gerrymander), but I think
it’s a lot more detrimental
when the Republicans do it. I
think they do it a lot more to
segregate minorities, especially
in southern states like North
Carolina.”
Proposal 2 will be decided
upon on Nov. 6 during the 2018
midterm elections.
Business
senior,
was
approved as a justice for the
Central Student Judiciary.
Fakhoury has served on
several
undergraduate
advisory
boards
and
identified her ability to
utilize
this
experience
to
become
a
mediator
between students and the
administration.
Eric
Wriston,
a
Public
Policy
senior,
was
approved
as
the
undergraduate
student
representative
for
the
Library Council. Wriston
works for the University
Library in the Human
Resources
Department
working
with
student
input, and has sat in
on
internal
employee
boards. He expressed his
commitment to making
the library resources more
known,
accessible
and
equitable to students.
“Before I worked there
I didn’t realize how many
services they had, and I
think
that’s
something
a lot of students don’t
know,” Wriston said.
CSG
also
confirmed
Taylor Lansey, an LSA
sophomore,
as
vice
president for the Student
Organization
Funding
Committee. SOFC is the
funding body of CSG’s
executive commission and
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October 3, 1995
Los Angeles (AP) -- O.J
Simpsons jurors stunned the
courtroom and the nation
yesterday by reaching verdict
in the sensational eight-,o,nth
murder trial in less than four
hours. The decision was kept
secret until today. Simpson,
apparently as surprised as
anyone by the swift resolution
stood biting his lip as the 10
women and two men of the
jury filed into court at 2:55
p.m. He stared at them but
none looked his way and
throughout the brief court
session they kept their eyes on
the judge.
The decision was announced
as many Americans were just
beginning to debate how many
weeks the jurors might be out.
Superior Court Judge Lance
Ito said the verdict would
be read today at 10 am PDT,
allowing time for all attorneys
and families to be there
Among those missing from
the courtroom yesterday were
lead prosecutor Marcia Clark
and chief defense attorneys
Johnnie Cochran Jr. and
Robert Shapiro.
In announcing the startling
news, Ito said his court clerk
told him that the panel had
made its decision.
“Is that correct?” he asked.
“Yes,” said the jury
forewoman
There were gasps in the
hushed courtroom.
Lawyers on both sides
seemed almost dazed.
“Surprise doesn’t begin to
describe my feelings. I am
stunned at the speed,” defense
attorney Carl Douglas said.
Prosecutor Christopher
Darden, asked if he could
believe the rapid end to
deliberations said, “I think
I have to believe it. Its
happening Nothing shocks me
anymore.”
Defense attorney F. Lee,
who went to visit Simpson in
jail late yesterday afternoon,
said he was “delighted” by the
timing.
“No jury has ever convicted
an innocent man this quickly,”
he said confidently.
Cochran, interviewed at the
airport as he returned from
an out-of-town trip, seemed
less upbeat saying he was
“cautiously optimistic.”
The announcement came
after jurors asked for and
heard a repetition of testimony
from a limousine driver that
concerned the time when
Simpson was picked up for a
ride to the airport on the night
of the two murders.
Ito, who had sent jurors
from the courtroom after the
reading, seemed startled when
three loud buzzes sounded
in the courtroom, signaling
jurors had reached verdicts.
He was entertaining a group
of visitors in the courtroom
when they word came but
quickly summoned lawyers and
convened court with ona few
reporters present.
The jury forewoman also
appeared a bit rattled asked for
the verdict forms, she said she
had signed them, placed them
in an enveloped, sealed it and
left them in the deliberation
room.
Ito sent her to fetch the
envelope which was then
placed in the hands of the
court bailiff and stored for
safekeeping.
At least 20 people were
detained Tuesday in Detroit
during the Fight for $15 rally,
during which hundreds of
employees, activists and
leaders marched for union
rights for fast food workers.
The national Fight for
$15 movement advocates for a
raise in minimum wage to $15
per hour for fast food, airline,
and childcare workers, among
others. The protest aims to
garner support for pro-union
candidates in the November
elections.
WXYZ reported among
those arrested were former
Democratic Gubernatorial
candidate Abdul El-Sayed
and House of Representative
candidate Rashida Tlaib, who
is poised to become the first
Muslim-American woman in
Congress.
Tlaib and El-Sayed were
arrested after refusing to
move from a table that was set
in the middle of Woodward
Street at the rally. According
to Detroit Police Deputy Chief
Elvin Barren, those arrested
are to receive citations
for disorderly conduct
misdemeanors and court
dates.
El-Sayed tweeted about
the incident, explaining
how corporations
disproportionately distribute
funding to CEOs and the
protest cause is worth
supporting.
“They’re fighting for access
for something as simple as
the right to a fair wage for
the work that they do, and if
we’re not willing to put our
own bodies on the line in
service of that fight, then we
have to ask ourselves whether
or not the words mean
anything,” El-Sayed said. “In
the face of injustice, descent
is dignity. And there’s a real
responsibility we have to fight
against the system that works
against so many people.”
In a sister protest
in Flint, Michigan
Radio reported eight people
were hospitalized after a man
drove his truck into a group
of protesters in the dark near
a fast food restaurant. Flint
Police Chief Tim Johnson said
he didn’t believe the crash
was intentional and described
the driver as “shaken up” after
the event.
Michigan Gubernatorial
candidate Gretchen Whitmer
was at the rally in Flint, and
expressed her remorse, saying
she was “incredibly sad.”
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READ TODAY
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