The Stack: Real Civics In The Indiana Redistricting Fight
Indiana’s redistricting fight isn’t just another political squabble—it’s a real civics lesson unfolding in public. After speaking at the Indiana Statehouse during a Turning Point event, Todd shares what happened inside the rotunda as a handful of activists tried to drown out the discussion with chants, accusations, and, yes, even hissing.
But beneath the noise, something much bigger is happening. This debate exposes the fundamentals of our constitutional republic, the true purpose of redistricting, and why the Left is desperate to label every disagreement as “cheating.” Todd breaks down what the Indiana state constitution actually says, how congressional districts are assigned, why population shifts matter, and why the process has always been political.
This moment also reveals a deeper cultural battle over truth, speech, and representation. Indiana has a constitutional right—and responsibility—to draw maps that reflect its people. The question is whether Republican lawmakers will find the courage to do it.
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📝 Transcript: Real Civics In The Indiana Redistricting Fight
The Todd Huff Show – December 8, 2025
Todd Huff: Well, my friends, this thing is playing out like a real life, real time civics lesson for those who thought that we lived. In a democracy. Turns out we were right all along. We live in a constitutional republic. I want to talk about that today. I want to give you basically my thoughts on what happened. If you didn't join us last week. I had been invited to speak at a turning point, USA Turning Point action, the sister organization attorney point, USA. The 501 C four. The lobbying arm of the organization. I was invited to speak at the Indiana State House on Friday. And it was quite the experience, and I want to talk with you about that.
Todd Huff: As we. Had some. It was interesting. It was a very interesting environment, and I'll share that with you, and I want to continue. Listen, I know. That this is Indiana centric, but it's really America centric because. This impacts, literally, who may control Congress. After the midterm election next November. That's only. What is that? Eleven months away, friends. That is not far away at all. We had better get. Better get busy. Preparing for that, because if we want to see. America restored. We have to win this midterm election around this country. So we'll talk about that, my friends. Here in today's program.
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Todd Huff: All right, my friends. So on Friday, I went to the state house, had a couple of friends. And even my son, 16 year old son, joined me. I will tell you here, off the top. Too. I wasn't going to say this Friday. He knew who Charlie Kirk was, obviously, and was quite aware of what happened there. And one of his first.
Questions or concerns was when he found out it was a turning point event and that. I was going to be speaking. He immediately was concerned about safety.
Todd Huff: Now, I just want you to keep that in mind. Number one, forget about how it impacts my family, my children, which is important to me. I'm not trying to say. That that's the only bad thing happening here. But it was, first and foremost, horrific and tragic for Charlie Kirk's family and his children, but you think about the impact that that terrible event. Earlier this fall.
Had on. Our american youth, my friends. So he was a little bit uncertain. He wanted to go, but he also was a little bit. Uncomfortable. It was in the state House rotunda, which, of course, you have to go past security. To get in there.
Todd Huff: So we felt it was going to be a reasonably safe environment, even though I expected I didn't know what to expect, to be quite honest. So when we get there, first of all, I want to thank I had some friends. Who volunteered, one being my sister in law and two being. Ladies that have helped behind the scenes with this program.
One. Has been a dear friend of mine for years who's prayed with us and just supported us in a lot of ways. The other has recently helped us. Try to find more interviews, more guests for this program.
Todd Huff: It's something that we haven't. Proactively done. But as this program changes and as we get into doing more things, like speaking. And just trying to get. Trying to get this information. This content out in front of the people that I think need to hear it. She has helped us as well. They both been blessings. They both headed on up to the statehouse. With us on Friday.
Well, and my sister in law met us there, and I will tell you. There were a few hundred people there from the turning point crowd, and then there was on the second. There's three layers in the Indiana State House and.
Todd Huff: They all kind of. You can look down to see the floor. The state houses are often like this. In fact, my son and I, when we went to. Austin for a day trip. He loves flying. He wants to be a pilot. We took a day. Trip to Austin? I don't know. Maybe back in July. Great time to go to Austin. By the way, it's hotter than heck, but anyway.
I enjoyed the city. I love, of course, spending the time with him. But we went to the Texas state house. And. It's similar sort of set up. I mean, the buildings are, of course, different, but they're similar in some ways, and you could look over the edges.
Todd Huff: I think they had more stories than ours did. Or maybe the floors were spaced further apart. Something. But you can look down. To the rotunda ground level and. There were protesters up there. Now, it didn't shock me, but I didn't know. Who was going to be there. And there were some raucous protesters. Now, there weren't many.
I'm going to guess around. Five ish. I could be wrong. But they were rowdy. And. Of course, doing this show, there are people who I hear from. Who? Hate me. Hate what I have to say.
Todd Huff: Listen. Respectfully. I don't care. I don't care anymore. It makes zero difference to me. I don't know why. You wouldn't like little old me. But. If that's what you have to do. To hate me, to feel good about your life. Or whatever, then have at it. It is of no consequence to me whatsoever.
But it's a little bit different in an environment like that because. Not in some way of, I don't know, intimidation as I think that they hoped that it was, but it's just different because here people can be screaming all they want as they listen to what I'm saying, but.
Todd Huff: They can't interfere with you hearing it. They could in that environment. And so the 25 people were Channing. Holding up? Signs they were holding up signs that were all over the place. As far as what the sign said, and most of them didn't really mean a whole lot. They were misrepresenting reality. I saw one of them.
One of them talked about Pontius Pilate, who, of course, if you know your Bible. Pilate was the roman governor who. Was the one who.
Todd Huff: Was ultimately responsible for whether or not Jesus was crucified. Now, spiritually, that decision had been made. Jesus had came for that very purpose. So there really wasn't anything Pilate. Was going to do about it, but he was the individual in the story, the roman authority who. Tried to actually reason with the people at some.
Point. To not have Jesus. Sacrificed, but. Have. Him beaten and released. Or anything to avoid actually crucifying him because he realized that he had not broken any roman law.
Todd Huff: Of course, we all know that Jesus was crucified for claiming to be the son of God. That's what it's. Well, the king of the Jews, actually, which. Is what they hung. On the cross where Jesus was sacrificed. But Pontius Pilate is the one who tried to prevent it, but ultimately didn't. And he washed his hands, right? He said, I washed my hands of this, saying I'm not the one responsible for what you all are about to.
Do, but I'm also not going to stop it. Well, there was a sign up there. That said something about.
Todd Huff: How those of us who want redistricting. I guess we're like Pontius Pilot. I don't even understand the reference, but. There you have it. But these folks were yelling and screaming the whole time. In fact, I was probably called, let's see. Cheater. I don't know. Liar was one of them, probably. But definitely fascist.
And nazi I was. Called those things dozens of times. In fact, my son said the entire time.
Todd Huff: The entire time I spoke, they were Channing cheater. Cheater. And that's where I want to start today. Well, I'm going to tell you one other story. First we're going to pick up here. But. I'm telling you. Listen. You don't have to be hear me say this. A lot of what we're fighting about today in America is truly beyond politics. It's right and wrong. It's rooted in truth.
It's rooted in. Whether or not you're on the side of good and evil. We have ventured into that. Category that area in this country.
Todd Huff: However, the issue of redistricting is one that is truly political. Now, I would tell you that if we do not redistrict Indiana, I think we're empowering the people. Who have completely abandoned. Trying to govern or legislate with any moral compass whatsoever. So I think refusing to redistrict. Actually empowers the people. To. Further tear this country apart.
And to tear, tear apart western civilization as we know it. Our judea and christian foundations. But the vote to redistrict in and of itself is not one that's good or bad, right or wrong. Good versus evil. However.
Todd Huff: I will tell you, as I was down there on the stage, I mean, I looked up, I engaged with these folks. In fact, one of the turning point folks told me that for him, the highlight was when I called these jokers, these jokers out, which I did a little bit. During my short talk. From the statehouse rotunda floor.
In fact, if you're a subscriber to the email. I'll make sure today. I'll get the video. It's, I don't know, seven, eight minutes. I.
Todd Huff: Was given five minutes. That's what I realized. I had remarks prepared, because when you have a few minutes, I want to do my best to stay on topic. When I've got a full hour of a podcast, I've got room. To insert stories and things as I'm moving us in a direction. When I'm given five minutes on the floor, I write that out.
Because I want to make sure that I say what I want to say and that I yield. When it's time to yield.
Todd Huff: But in that environment, with all the screaming, I realize. This isn't the environment for this. So I kind of changed what I was going to say completely. And kind of spoke extemporaneously. But of course, I talk about the stuff all the time, so it wasn't like I was unprepared. It's just. That it went a little bit longer. I think it went maybe eight minutes or some such thing. I don't know.
But the turning point, folks, enjoyed. When we called out the behavior of these folks up there because.
Todd Huff: Again. They can protest. The idea is they don't want our ideas to be heard. They don't want the reasons for doing this and the rationale for doing this to be heard. They want to shout it out and silence it, and it's just pathetic. It really is. It's. Truly pathetic. And I found this. What? I asked them, why is this cheating? Which I'll share some.
Of that today as we get into this. Why is this cheating? It's not cheating you.
Todd Huff: Don't have to like it politically. I get that you don't like it politically. But why is it cheating? That's an open invitation for you to tell me why, redistricting. In Indiana is cheating. Articul.
Articulate it to me. Explain it to me like I'm five, like you say that. I'm stupid. If you oppose me, just assume that I'm an idiot and you. Can write it in like you're telling a five year old.
Todd Huff: And if you can't? Do it, which I suspect you can't. Then the problem lies when you look into the mirror, my friends. But here we are. This is what we have. I want to tell you, as I was on that stage, I looked up and. There were two women. I think, again, second floor was kind of high. The floors are pretty wide or spread apart now.
That I'm thinking about this, but I look up.
Todd Huff: And they're holding signs and chanting who knows what. And I kid you not, on Friday's. Episode. Before I went and spoke, I would have said to you, I've never been hissed at by an adult woman. However. After Friday, I can no longer say I've not been hissed at by another human being. Because I was. I was hissed.
I'm literally telling you hisse. Hissed at. I don't know if she was trying to cast a spell on me. Good luck, lady.
Todd Huff: I'm washed and sealed by the spirit of God. But she puts her fingers off the side of. Hanging over the edge. I kid you not. I'm even embarrassed to do what I'm. About to do on this show, but I'm telling you the truth. She leans over kind of bends her fingers as I think about it. She kind of looks like.
The emperor. In Return of the Jedi. The way he holds his fingers when he electrocutes Luke with the powers from the dark side and all this, and she hangs over the edge and she goes.
Todd Huff: I kid you not. This is what they've got. I'm telling you, this is what they've got. And right now, if you're against redistricting, these are the folks that are speaking for you. And they're not even speaking. They're not even using words. If they do use words, it's the same word over and over. It's used.
Superficially, there is no substance there. Tell me, please tell me. Why are you against this? Please.
Todd Huff: Tell me in sentences. Please tell me. In complete thoughts. Why this is cheating? Why you oppose this? Tell me. I understand. It's. Political. I understand you want Democrats to have as many seats as possible. I don't blame you for that.
Tell me why you're against it. I suspect that's why. I suspect that's why it's not unconstitutional. We'll get into that. It's not cheating. We'll get into that.
Todd Huff: But use your words. And also, when I prepare this program, I don't just tell you the initial reasons why I think something. I think, what would someone say in response to that? And I try to even stay a step ahead or two steps ahead, so that I give you as much information about my viewpoint as I can. If you're against redistricting, tell me.
I am amazed at the cowardice of people who have.
Todd Huff: Their keyboard warriors and they'll say things behind the keyboard. And nothing happens when. I say? Explain this. Tell me why it's cheating. I'll get to that. Here. My friends in just a moment, but let me take. A little breather. No hissing will be done here, but I'll do a breather. And friends, let me tell you that. My pillow has had a rough year.
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And again, as I've said from the very beginning, It's always a political activity. I have been remarkably consistent on this.
Todd Huff: I have said that from the beginning. This is a political exercise. This is. A constitutional. Protected political activity. It's what it is. And Indiana Republicans, conservatives like me, like many of you, have said, enough. We've said enough. Of what's happening. Enough of the erosion of our culture, enough of the lawfare, enough.
Of having Democrats go to Washington, DC.
Todd Huff: It's not just. Interesting to me. People hate conservatives for not wanting to use government. To fund people's fantasies and lifestyles and choices and to reduce the government and to say we're not getting involved in those sorts of things. They get mad at me. And you for not wanting to be enablers or do not want to be taxed to provide whatever it is for somebody else that they can go out and get on their own.
They don't want to do that. They're upset at us, I should say, for that.
Todd Huff: But yet, if you think about the reasons we have to be upset. When a leftist is in office, there's a lot more reasons. They're mad because. The goody train is running out. They're mad because the adults in the room are. Saying no. We're upset that they want to control every aspect of our lives.
We're upset because they want to tell our children that they must accept a biological male.
Todd Huff: That a biological male, I should say, is somehow female. In some perverse distortion of reality. They want us to. Accept that socialism is the way to go. They want us to accept that free speech. Is hate speech. If you are standing in favor of. Certain conservative principles or values or whatnot. They want to control the church.
They want to tax the church. They want to silence debate and free speech.
Todd Huff: That's why they cheer from the balcony. Not cheer, but they chant and they moan and they hisse from the balcony. As I speak from the floor of the rotunda, did the same thing when Governor Braun was up there did the same thing when Lieutenant Governor Mike and Beckwood was up there, did the same thing when several state senators took to the floor.
Representatives took to the floor. They did the same exact behavior, and it was. Listen, I mean, I've come to expect it.
Todd Huff: But it's certainly not engaging and free and open discourse. The question remains. How is this cheating? I've asked this question lots. I've gone to a lot of places, and I'll give you some examples of subverbatim responses I've gotten. Here's a guy named Russ.
On Facebook who said to me, you don't care about either the state or the United States constitution.
Todd Huff: Not even a little. And you don't understand any of it, not even the second amendment. Conservatives are incapable of learning that again. Was in response to. My question. Now, there's a couple of questions I've been asking one of them. Is. How is it cheating? The other one is this question I asked, how does redistricting.
Violate the state constitution.
Todd Huff: How does it. I'm going to go through that in a moment and we're again going to talk about both of these things kind of simultaneously. A guy named Robert jumps in redistricting he said is done every ten years. Not when. Whenever a political party decides to try to change the seats that represents the people it is in, the Indiana constitution.
So they are in violation of our constitution. This is factually false, my friends.
Todd Huff: The state constitution. In Indiana, it says that the state shall redistrict after the census. My question is this. Did Indiana redistrict after the census? The answer, by the way, is? Yes. So the state followed the constitution. Unless there is language specifically prohibiting it from doing it. At any other time. These things are not directly related.
There is no reason.
Todd Huff: Given. In the constitution, no explicit prohibition of this happening. And the US constitution, the US constitution gives this authority to the state legislatures. They are factually wrong, my friends, but they heard it somewhere. Read it somewhere in a tweet heard somebody say it. Who's out at a rally. Channing.
Two word sentences at a time.
Todd Huff: And so that's what they think. The truth is, I got to take a quick time out. My friends said listening conservative, not better talk. I'm your host, Todd Huff. Back in just a minute. Welcome back, my friends. How is it cheating? By the way, welcome back to the.
Full sweet wealth studios. I really want you to tell me how is this cheating?
Todd Huff: By the way, welcome back to the. Full sweet wealth studios. I really want you to tell me how is this cheating? How is this a violation of the Indiana State constitution? It isn't. I am openly challenging you. Tell me. Tell me how it is. Tell me how it's. A violation of the constitution. Or more importantly, Tell me how it is cheating.
It is not cheating.
Todd Huff: Again. Listen. It is 100% the prerogative of the Indiana State legislature. To draw the maps. To draw the maps. Constitutionally in the state per hour state constitution. We have to do this. We have to do this. After a sinceus is taken. And the reason for this again? I'll explain it you. Know this, but I'm just telling you so that you can tell.
Your self righteous.
Todd Huff: Leftist coworker neighbor, someone you run into in downtown Indianapolis. You can just tell them. Redistricting is done every ten years after the census. It has to be done then because when Congress gets the updated state numbers. Or national numbers. They then say, okay, here's our total population. We have 435.
Representatives to assign to each state.
Todd Huff: And so they do the math and they say California's x percent. So we're going to allocate. That number of representatives. To their particular state. And again, this is where the illegal immigration. Issue becomes a major problem because illegal immigrants are counted in our census. And so the number of representatives.
California gets us higher because they have a high number of illegal aliens, because they're a sanctuary state thanks to radical lunatics like Gavin Newsom.
Todd Huff: So this is layered. There are so many reasons to be against this, and. There are so many reasons. To be against how the census is being manipulated to begin with and how they've been using it. To dilute conservative voices. But you should be in favor. There are so many reasons to be. In favor of redistricting here in Indiana.
And against the nonsense that's been happening.
Todd Huff: For decades behind the scenes. This is all part of draining. The swamp. And so? And so, once Congress looks at the population, Of the country. And then ALec breaks that down by state, determining how many representatives each state gets. By the way, there used to be ten when I was a younger man.
In ten congressional districts in Indiana, we now have nine.
Todd Huff: I remember that. In fact. I believe. What was his name? I had congressional nominations to the United States Naval Academy. Senator Dan Coates was Senator back in the time in the day. I got one from him. And then. I got John Myers. Congressman John Myers was from a district that I think was vanished. Must have been after the 2000 census, because I would have gotten those in the late 90s.
And I believe that's what happened.
Todd Huff: I'd have to double check, but I think we went from ten to nine districts, and I believe his district was one that was absorbed by others anyway. That's why after every ten years, you have to redraw the lines. Because two. Reasons. One, you may have fewer representatives. Number one. Number two. The population centers in your state might have changed.
And each district has to have.
Todd Huff: The same approximate number of people, and so the lines might have to be changed, even if you didn't add or lose a congressional seat. You needed to, then. Use the new math to maybe adjust the lines to reflect where the population is in your state. How it's changed over the course of ten years. That's why it has to.
Be done every ten years for those very reasons.
Todd Huff: By the way, the number of. Electoral votes your state has is the number of representatives you have, plus the two senators. We have a lot of reason to be against the way that the census has been weaponized. Against the american people, and this is one way to push back against that. To have Indiana's voice not be diluted.
So that is why it has to be done every ten years, but.
Todd Huff: It does not anywhere say it has to be done only every ten years. This is the prerogative of our legislature. And why Republicans would be against this is beyond me. I mean, why. Is it necessarily the case that Democrats should have two districts that favor them? Why? Tell me why. I understand. At some point you say fairness, but what does that mean?
Why are there, is it fair that there's only two districts that lean Democrat that are likely Democrat.
Todd Huff: Instead of three, why not three? Why not four? Why not one? Why not zero? Tell me why. These are all political calculations, my friends. These are political calculations. Democrats want those numbers to be higher for. Democrats, Republicans want those numbers to be higher. For Republicans now by redistricting, Indiana actually dilutes or spreads out its republican voters.
Over all nine districts, which means that.
Todd Huff: More. These districts, in theory, could be competitive. Democrats could actually go out and win more of these now. They could lose all of them. They would be very unlikely to do that under the current situation with the maps because of Marion. County, which again I ask, why do we want to make sure that we keep Marion county intact? When you look at how mismanaged everything is in our city, why Indianapolis?
Is a city that is riddled with violent crime.
Todd Huff: It is a city that law enforcement is at odds. With the mayor and. The prosecutor there. This is a city that's mismanaged, and the people that are there continue to vote for it, even though it is an absolute, unmitigated disaster. Unfortunately, and sadly. In our city, in particular the downtown area. I've shared with you my why we were downtown when we went to the state house and I said, look, after 2020 and what happened in this city with the black lives matter.
It's not a rally or a protest. It was.
Todd Huff: A riot. My wife said I'm not going back down there. The place was just destroyed. I remember walking in to a restaurant. I probably shared this with you. I didn't know it was open. I was downtown one day and it was boarded up. With plywood because they'd had everything. Well, I didn't know what extent the damage was inside. I assumed it was closed.
I saw the door open. I walk.
Todd Huff: Walked inside and they normally have all sorts of things hanging on the wall, televisions. And sports memorabilia, things like that. And none of it was there, or very little of it was there. And I said, what happened here? They said, well, we got basically looted after the black lives matter. Rally. Right, is what it was. They busted out the windows, they took stuff down off the walls. They stole. It happened in a lot of places.
Downtown. There was a fire, if I remember correctly.
Todd Huff: That was started in one of the stores downtown. The. Folks. Those folks think that they're entitled to a district, and I say why? I have had people in law enforcement express. Some hesitation. Who have said they've either worked there in Indy or thought about it or know people.
That do or whatever, and they've said, look,
Todd Huff: Officers here. Don't think they've got the support. Of the mayor. And the prosecutor. In fact, if something happens. Heaven forbid. And an officer has to get physical or draw his or her weapon. They're worried that. They're going to be supported. They think that they're going to be basically hung out to dry. And this has tremendous impacts on how officers are doing their job, the risk that they're putting themselves in it.
Is just an unmitigated disaster.
Todd Huff: Why? Tell me why. Why should we make sure that we keep that intact? Make sure that this group of people. In Marion county. That's made it blue. Let's make sure that we let them. Have a representative in Washington, DC, so that they can ruin things there, too, so that they can talk about things like defunding the police and whatever else. Men in college sports. Why?
Why would we make sure that we hold that together?
Todd Huff: Tell me why. I am all ears. Tell me why and tell me if you're against it. Why it's? Cheating to want to see that sort of nonsense end. This is a destructive. Tendency, a self destructive tendency that we have in this constitutional republic to allow people. They can still win elections in these other districts. My friends, of course they're going to have to make some changes to their policies.
Their candidates and so forth.
Todd Huff: But why? Tell me why it's cheating. What principle is being broken. How is this unfair? How is this not just protecting the interests of Indiana, who has watched itself. Get basically outshouted in our nation's capital for reasons I've laid out. In this program. My friends tell me why. That's cheating. Tell me why.
That can't be done, my friends.
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Todd Huff: You know, I set off the top of the program. This is a real time civics lesson. For people who. Have been told that we live in. A democracy, which, of course, we have democratic aspects. That's the beauty of this happening, is. It's the type of government we have is right there before our eyes. We have a constitutional republic.
We have a representative republic.
Todd Huff: That's why. You're calling or emailing your senators, which I encourage you to do, that if you're in Indiana. I'll be sure to put that out in today's newsletter as well. The people that are on the fence potentially. We need to have about five more. I don't know what's going to happen. With this vote. But I do believe if you want to be a part of this, if you want to see us redistrict.
I do believe that.
Todd Huff: Your call can absolutely impact them. Your email can keep. It respectful, of course. Doesn't need to be threatening or angry or anything like that. It doesn't need to be accusatory. It just needs to be. Clear. That we want these districts to be redrawn. You don't even have to explain. Yourself. They're probably just interested in getting a tally.
Make sure they know that you're in their district and again.
Todd Huff: I'll put a link of it. I'll make sure we get it in the stack of stuff. But I'll also make sure the best thing to do is probably sign up for the free newsletter. And it'll go out in that so that you have it handy, but either way, whatever. Is better for you. I don't care. I'm just telling you we're. Going to make it available to you in those two ways.
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Values or to what degree they do.
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So civics lesson in real time.
Todd Huff: Real time. At the state house, you'll hear things, or even at other protests. This is what democracy looks like. I am not here to deny that. There are democratic aspects to our society, and there should be. A constitutional republic. Wants to get the input. From. Its citizens from its constituents, not those who are here illegally.
But those who are legally allowed to cast a ballot.
Todd Huff: They want to know a constitutional republic is set up so that. It hears and tries to reflect the values of the people. That it represents. Now, interestingly, And I know state Senate is different than US Senate, but interestingly, the House in Indiana passed the. New maps. With only a couple of Republicans.
Again, my Republican voted no, and I want to know why.
Todd Huff: She did that. Peggy Mayfield. But listen, the bottom line here is that. We're now. Onto the senate and. This shows you, shows me, shows the rest of the world that this is how our process works. You have representatives. Those representatives are free to vote as they see fit. And.
Sometimes it's a lot more complicated than people let on.
Todd Huff: It's not just simply taking a poll and saying whatever my district wants. True leadership demands that sometimes. You say? Listen, I know that there's a lot of people, maybe even a majority of people that don't want me to do x, but I'm going to do it. And I'm going to explain why. And by the time you all hear what my reasons for this.
You're going to at least see where I'm coming from, or maybe even change.
Todd Huff: Your mind altogether. Leadership requires that sometimes this is not. A pure democracy. Also, it's not a pure democracy in the sense that we have to have proportional representation. I don't know where these jokers and clowns come away thinking this, where if there's ten congressional districts in a state that.
If the state is 40% Democrat and 60 Republican that they should.
Todd Huff: Draw districts so that. Four of them are Democrat and six of them are Republican. Who said this? This is preposterous. First of all, it assumes that the founders framed a government with a two party system. In mind. That's not the case at all. That's not the case. Number one. Number two, that assumes that everybody who.
Votes.
Todd Huff: For a Republican as president, once a Republican in Congress or vice versa. That's not the way that that works. There are some people who literally just vote for president. There are some people that vote literally for just a local office where they might know a person. There's a bazillion different possibilities with how people cast their ballots. What are they talking about when they say that it has to be proportionally favorable.
You should draw the district so that it reflects this.
Todd Huff: This is wild. Wild logic here, my friends. This is a political process. And politicians are involved. If you don't like the outcome, you can hold the politicians who cast the ballots? Who drew the maps? You can or voted for the maps, you can hold them accountable and vote them out. And likewise if you like what they did, you can support them either way.
It's a civics lesson for those who refuse to learn what this country is all about.
Todd Huff: I've got to go, though. My friends. Have a great day. SDG.
