From the Times Ledger:State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) said there are rumors swirling around that his district may be torn apart when the state Legislature redraws political lines next year.
An Asian coalition wants Avella’s district to encompass only Bayside, Bay Terrace, Oakland Gardens, Auburndale and all of Flushing, the senator told Community Board 13 last week.
If that plan goes through, Avella said his district “could change dramatically,” with 75 percent of the senator’s current district to no longer be represented by him.
Avella’s district covers northeast Queens, Whitestone, College Point, parts of Jamaica and Hollis and communities near the border with Nassau County.
The group said it made proposals to redraw all of the city’s state Senate and Assembly lines.
The Asian American Coalition for Redistricting and Democracy also wants Queens neighborhoods near the Nassau County border — Glen Oaks, Bellerose and Floral Park — to be put in a Long Island state Assembly district.
“At least in Queens, you share a commonality with the rest of the communities,” Avella said of residents who live near the Nassau County border.
Jerry Vattamala, staff attorney for the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund — a group that is part of ACCORD — said the lines ACCORD drew up were done so minorities “can elect a representative of their choice.
“We did not draw these lines to get Asian Americans elected,” he said.
21 comments:
"Whatever Lola want....Lola get....and little Lola want district redrawn to benefit Oriental people.
That kind of redistricting violates the U.S. Constitution Lola!
Not content with buying pols with laundered overseas money....the Asiatics now want their own colony.
Ask Ackerman!
What about the Latino population of Flushing?
They comprise only a trifle less when compared to the Asian population!
It's almost a 1/2 & 1/2 mix, give or take a few percentage points.
If the Hispanics would have bought more politicians then Flushing would
not be the Asian satellite it is today.
Vote for the person based on character, not skin color. This is reverse racism. If an Asian candidate can't raise enough votes beyond his own community, he is not worth electing in the first place.
"Vote for the person based on character, not skin color. This is reverse racism."
Its not reverse racism, its regular racism. On the other hand it does help when someone who is actually looking out for you (or at least the wealthy tweeders) goes to congress in a representative democracy.
http://www.nygop.org/files/map/senate/senate-11.png Take a look, Avella's seat doesn't make much sense.
What about a district for Indians? Pakistanis? Russians? Bangladeshis? Sikhs? Are they considered part of the "Asian Groups?"
"...were done so minorities “can elect a representative of their choice.
“We did not draw these lines to get Asian Americans elected,” he said."
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Contradictary statement anyone?
Aren't we suppose to move to the district that best suits us? Not change the district to suit our own interests at the expense of others.
The hispanics in Flushing do not get their own politicians because they are not as affluent as the Asians.
The hispanics in Flushing do not get their own politicians because they are not as affluent as the Asians.
So they need to get up and get a yob! Stop milking the systema. get together open more bodegas and other businesses, work your culito off legally, and become "affluent"
we were given a CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC by our Founders. But our laziness in choosing incompetent ,corrupt ,weak representatives has placed all of the citizens in jeopardy.
this failure must be reversed.vote intelligently.
the democrats can pat themselves on the back. it was in 1965 that dems . president lyndon baines johnson and ted kennedy lobbied and passed the "Immigration and Naturalization Act ". it mandated that about 80% of immigrants to the U.S., from S.E.Asia and Africa be given priority over the Caucasian European immigrants.
the result has been chaotic for this Nation....
we were given a CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC by our Founders. But our laziness in choosing incompetent ,corrupt ,weak representatives has placed all of the citizens in jeopardy.
this failure must be reversed.vote intelligently
YES... Write in Al Centola, or anyone else who is not part of any party.........................
In the real world, the Republicans are doing the same thing to help their guys, Gramps. Look at what's going to happen upstate. The incumbents help each other, regardless of what party they are members of.
AH SOOo Charlie Brown!!!
Most Hispanics in Flushing HAVE a "yob" you bigot!
We're talking about hard working middle class Latinos....bub!
What else do you do besides dole out racist hand job rants on line?
And why are taxpayers footing the bill for this? What's the purpose? To get other communities to look like the cesspool that is Downtown Flushing, where the streets are filthy, signs not in English? Great...
Most Hispanics in Flushing HAVE a "yob" you bigot!
They cook in the Chines resturants.
NYC's Chinatown historically was gerrymandered but when its asians wanting districts redrawn then that smacks of political corruption?
So you want your own district?
Move back to Taiwan, Red China, Korea, etc. !
Wow...
a bigot that can't even spell Chinese properly.
LOL..."Chines"? What a retard!
And what are you a restaurant busboy?
There goes "Phony" Avella again.
If he's going to make a career out of press appearances...he ought to have make-up and wardrobe follow him around...and invest in a couple of smart looking Joseph Banks suits to snap up his image.
He looks like the galloping gavone!
Yo!
How many bills did you get passed Senator (or while you were councilman, for that matter)?
Avella's been an outstanding State Senator so far. Leave his distict alone!
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