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October 18, 2004
| High Court Orders Review of Texas Seats in Congress

From the AP via the New York Times:

The Supreme Court handed Democrats a victory Monday, ordering a lower court to reconsider a Texas redistricting plan that could give Republicans six more seats and a firmer hold on their majority in the House.

The decision won’t affect next month’s elections, though any GOP gains on Nov. 2 could be wiped out later if the plan ultimately is deemed unconstitutional.

States must redraw boundaries every 10 years to reflect population shifts found during the census. Five appeals over the Texas boundary-drawing pose an interesting question: Can political leaders of a Legislature force district drawing more frequently than once a decade, to make more seats winnable for members of their party?

The case has been exceedingly contentious. Democratic legislators twice staged walkouts from the Texas Legislature to protest district-drawing that benefited Republican candidates.

And House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, was admonished recently by the House ethics committee for getting too involved.

In a brief order, justices threw out a victory for Texas Republican legislators, and ordered a three-judge federal panel in Texas to reconsider the issue.



Posted by Todd Castleton at October 18, 2004 11:35 AM | TrackBack
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..liberals being beat at their own game..their litigation mindset is coming back to haunt them..cant you just feel their pain..((NOT))..to abuse the judicial system the way they do..about time..

Posted by: Rob_NC [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 18, 2004 10:04 PM

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