Texas Democrats run for the border!

[Arrian]

Wow, when's the last time it was a good idea to copy New Jersey?

-Arrian

[uh Clem]

Originally posted by Oerdin
This Republican state house speaker seems like a real ass. I never thought I'd say this but... nice article uh Clem.

That's so nice I promise never to use it in a signature.

[Dinner]

In California the redistricting plan must be approved by the voters of the existing district and legally the district must be "as compact as possible" so we don't have those southern style snake shaped districts that just go from one pocket of political supporters to the next.

[Adam Smith]

What about the district which was "connected" using the Bay Bridge?

[Lefty Scaevola]

Originally posted by uh Clem
Speaker Tom Craddick said, "I think it should be noted that Democrats had a majority in the Texas House for 130 years before this year, and Republicans never once resorted to such an irresponsible stunt."

Not counting that time in 1971.



The statute of limitations has run out by now, I'm sure.

Do the math, uh clem. 30 reps prostesting the (later convicted) crook did not bust a quorom. 30 is less than 50.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Ha ha! You have to pay democrats who don't work!

That's ok... Democrats like to pay people who don't work .

[Lawrence of Arabia]

In California, its the worst. Democrats redraw the lines so they assure themselves of victory. I agree with Sikander. Get rid of the district lines. When people vote, they vote either Dem, Rep, Lib, Gr, NL, etc. For every 0.5% of the vote each party recieves, the party sends one member to the legislature.

[Lawrence of Arabia]

Do the math, uh clem. 30 reps prostesting the (later convicted) crook did not bust a quorom. 30 is less than 50.

Im sure they had less legislators back then.

My friend in texas says that the republicans are only putting through their bills, made a card deck with the '52 most wanted Democrats' (like the most wanted iraq card deck) and are going to send the state troopers to arrest the demos.

[Dauphin]

Homes for votes

Originally posted by CerberusIV

The beauty of our system is that the Local Government Commission simply work their way through all our local authorities, changing boundaries as they go. Then they go back to the start and do it all again. BUT they only have enough resources to do a few at a time so it takes them 20 years to get through the list. The system is so ponderous small scale manipulation is possible but wholesale change is not.

Well Dame Shirley whatshername still found an underhanded trick equivalent to changing geographic boundaries - if you recall she attempted change in the demographics of some London constituencies by selling off council residences in marginal wards to potential Tory voters.

[chequita guevara]

Has anyone taken a look at the redistricting map? Austin ceases to exist! http://www.statesman.com/hp/content/...?no_owrap=true

[DarthVeda]

Could the rest of the Democrats in the U.S. please do the same thing, except go to canada?

Btw, Gerrymandering is always funny.

[Lawrence of Arabia]

Must be a lot of democrat voters around there.

[SlowwHand]

Find D.C. on a regular U.S. map.
It looks about like Austin on Che's illustrious illustration.

Texas Rangers won't have to do anything.
The Okies are about ready to storm the hotel.

[Lawrence of Arabia]

And what will that establish? There still wont be a quorem because those legistators will be in jail.

[SlowwHand]

Okies aren't going to put them in jail.
Hell, I was only joking; but they are protesting out front of the hotel.
THAT, I mean.


This is a job for Che!