Silver Lining in Florida Results

[Fla Dem]

At this point I'll take anything positive, and I think, given the Rethug sweep in Florida, this qualifies as sometning positive.

Silver Lining in Florida's GOP Romp

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But there's something of a silver lining in Florida's elections. At the same time they elected numerous Republicans to office, Florida voters approved two constitutional amendments making it more difficult for the party in power to redraw state legislative and congressional districts in their favor. At 1:30 am on Wednesday, both amendments had 63 percent of the public's backing. (In Florida, constitutional amendments need 60 percent support to pass.)

The kind of pro-incumbent political redistricting these two amendments aim to prevent is exactly what the GOP wants.

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But with Floridians choosing to block this kind of political scheming, they've gone a long way toward preventing the Florida GOP from abusing their power to the point where that party can create a near-permanent majority of their own.

http://motherjones.com/mojo/2010/11/florida-election-redistricting-amendment