Just so you know

by David Safier

Anyone wanting to know the Republican response to the reinstatement of Colleen Mathis need look no further than this Media Release from the Scarp-meister himself, Daniel Scarpinato, Communications Director for the House Republicans. Yeah, it says it's from Speaker Andy Tobin, but the Scarpster's over written, overwrought fingerprints are all over it.

I'm not going to take this thing apart. For anyone who's not a true believer, it collapses under the weight of its own absurdity. So here is Scarpinato's Tobin's statement, word for word.

“I am extremely disappointed that the Court has chosen to reinstate a biased czar to the Independent Redistricting Commission. By placing Ms. Mathis back at the helm of the Commission, the Court has substituted its opinion for the voice of the people through those they have actually elected to represent them. The Court has removed the last remaining check and balance on an unelected and unaccountable body that has spent months blatantly and proudly violating open meeting laws, meeting in secret, ignoring voter mandates and placating the Democrat Party and the Obama administration. If this Commission is not put to a stop, the Court’s decision means more secrecy and more gerrymandering from a body that has shown a disdain for the Constitution. Moving forward, I am putting all options on the table in an effort to protect our state from being hijacked by a partisan ploy to demolish the democratic process.”