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.”

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY: VERDICT IN – DECISION COMES AFTER 4 HOURS, TO BE 
READ TODAY 

ON THE DAILY: EL-SAYED, TLAIB ARRESTED IN FIGHT 
FOR $15 PROTEST

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