Those weren't supposed to be provided by government. When it has attempted to, it failed over and over.
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Replying to @RealTadGhostal @justinamash
Wrong. Those are exactly the kinds of things a government for the people cares about. Investing in our future makes the American dream possible.
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I guess that raises the question of why he was elected and re-elected...
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Replying to @imnotverycr8ive @IndivisibleKent and
If you’ve got any support for that assertion, I’d love to see it. And anyway, the fact remains that a majority of the people in his district—however it’s changed over time—voted for him. So they don’t necessarily want all of the things
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Replying to @imnotverycr8ive @AKalleyne and
Currently MI 3 is composed of 5 different counties. Kent county used to be completely in the 3rd, but it is now split between the 2nd and 3rd, dividing the Grand Rapids area in a way that cracks Democrat votes. So when
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My district was gerrymandered to make it easier for Democrats to win. If the boundaries had not been politically drawn, the district would include all of Kent, and my vote total would increase. You can read about it here:https://twitter.com/justinamash/status/766376717124599808 …
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Replying to @justinamash @AKalleyne and
I'm trying to find more articles on the above idea that MI3 was split by the GOP legislature in order to "exact a little revenge on Justin Amash," but I'm not finding anything else. I find it hard to believe the MIGOP would be willing to potentially sacrifice a seat for 10 years.
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Replying to @imnotverycr8ive @justinamash and
If they did, voting results don't show much change from before the maps were redrawn to after considering you received 60% in 2010 and 53% in 2012 (pre-redrawing), then 58% in 2014 and 59% in 2016 (post-redrawing).
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2012 was with the redrawn district. Maybe I’m getting better with age. 
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