Mike Gianaris (Photo: Facebook)
After a press conference this afternoon, State Senator Mike Gianaris, who heads the Senate Democrats’ campaign efforts, sounded a cautionary note to the Senate Republicans and their redistricting efforts by comparing them to the Former House Speaker who landed in prison.
“Let’s not forget something, Tom DeLay’s headed to jail in Texas because he was mucking around with redistricting in exactly the same way the Senate Republicans are,” he said. “We don’t want to bring Tom Delay politics to New York, the people of New York aren’t going to stand for it, and I don’t believe [the maps] are going to go through in the end.”
When pressed on whether he was specifically suggesting the Senate Republicans could be heading to jail themselves, Senator Gianaris said that he was “merely pointing out that Tom Delay was so interested in manipulating the redistricting process that he crossed the line and is going to jail for it.”
“The Senate Republicans seem just as interested in using the redistricting process in a manipulative fashion. I don’t know if they’ve done the things that he’s done, but nevertheless it’s that drive to put politics over the public interest that’s similar.”
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This from a guy who belongs to a Senate Democrat conference that is as corrupt as any seen since the days of Tammany Hall!
Does Senator Gianaris mean to jail like ? Senator Espada, Senator Kruger, Senator Montserrate, Senator Smith, Senator Gonzalez, and Senator Parker
What a joke…under new lines, 48 of the 63 Senate districts have a Dem majority and the Senate Dems still can’t win and do nothing but whine. The problem for Dems is not these lines – it was their corrupt and incompetent two years in control – no one wants them back – not even Dems in Assembly.
Gianaris a dangerous demagogue and would say anything to advance the Dem machine. No one is going to jail – Gianaris should be ashamed of himself for saying that. Has anyone looked at case law around the country? It is clear that political gerrymandering IS constitutional.
tomdelay hasnt gone to jail yet its been ayear since sentencing nothing will happen yet texas is still struggling over redistricting its still in the courts
The Assembly Democrats are doing the exact same thing! This guy should shut his mouth about this before his side’s hypocrisy falls out of his mouth like bile after a chili sandwich.