Resolved by the Prince William County Republican CommitteeNovember 28, 2011WHEREAS, in order to be properly represented as a community and effectivelyorganize themselves socially and politically, it is important that the citizens of discrete communities such as Prince William County vote together in reasonablycompact and cohesive legislative districts; andWHEREAS, the legislative districts respecting the Virginia Senate are designed tothwart rather than value the will of

Virginia’s

voters and their communities of interests, as demonstrated by the following facts pertaining to the 2011 Senateelections as they relate to Prince William County:Notwithstanding the fact that Prince William

County’s population justifies

two entire Senate districts, and a small portion of another, Democrats ---including Senator Charles J. Colgan, a resident of the County, and SenatorsToddy Puller and George Barker, who both purport to represent portions of Prince William County --- voted to carved up Prince William five ways in anaked partisan gerrymander; and,To gain partisan advantage and eliminate rivals from their districts,Democrat Senators split twenty-three (23) Prince William precincts, withseveral split among three different senate districts; and,While Prince William voters cast 57% of their votes for Republican Senatenominees;Democrats nevertheless won 60% of the state Senate seats in the County;Consequently, three quarters of Prince William residents are represented bythe minority party, even though Prince William voters cast their ballots forRepublicans nominees by a 14% margin over Democrat nominees; and

WHEREAS, while Prince William County’s inclusion in one

congressionaldistrict,

in toto,

would render it as nearly one-half of that district, leading proposalsfor congressional reapportionment would continue to divide Prince William