The Bucks County Democratic Committee released its primary endorsements, including Patrick Murphy for the 8th district, Paul Lang in the 6th, Casey for Senate, and an assortment of other folks about whom I can add little.
The Inquirer published a Sunday editorial expressing the hope that the current Supreme Court consideration of gerrymandering in Texas might lead to some improvements in the process in Pennsylvania.
The current partisan process in places such as Pennsylvania and Texas has created unfair elections, incumbent protectionism and voter cynicism. It makes most congressional elections virtually irrelevant.
They suggest that an independent commission would do a better job than skewed local legislatures. Ya' think? (via PhillyFuture)
In the Snark Department, we have a very strong entry today: a letter-writer to the DN suggests that if we're going to have red-light cameras, then we should also up surveillance in other areas of recurrent crime, such as corporate boardrooms and City Council chambers... (heh)
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