Episode 28 — One Man, One Vote, One Middle Finger to...

Alexis returns to the show to help Bob take you off the page and into a really deep dive into the controversy surrounding the legislative vacancies that were declared — and then filled — in a bold move by a group of concerned citizens and a trio of Weston County Commissioners. We take you back to the origins of the decades-long redistricting debate, and explain how Weston County lost its representation in the Wyoming State Legislature in the first place. We recall which communities — and individuals — gained representation and power as a result, and fire back at government officials and members of the media (state and local) who squealed like gutshot antelope when the people of Weston County finally forced the powers-that-be in Wyoming to truly consider the importance of preserving the voice of rural communities in state government.

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