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Re: Federal judges redraw TX voting districts
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 7:58 am
by MasterOfNone
n5wd wrote:No, in this case I meant you and those with similar ethnicity/religion/etc. That's what's breaking up the Balkans, division by religious beliefs, ethnicity, etc.
Isn't that the effect achieved by forming districts that represent particular ethnic groups?
Re: Federal judges redraw TX voting districts
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 12:26 pm
by LSL
74novaman wrote:I sure hope they put enough zigs and zags in there to keep Sheila jackson lee in office! I don't know what we'd do without her bold leadership and thoughtful comments.
Just buy a new camera -- she will show up quick as a "flash."
Re: Federal judges redraw TX voting districts
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 1:07 am
by wheelgun1958
n5wd wrote:No, in this case I meant you and those with similar ethnicity/religion/etc. That's what's breaking up the Balkans, division by religious beliefs, ethnicity, etc.
Herein lies the crux of the problem.
Bal·kan·ize
/ˈbɔlkəˌnaɪz/ Show Spelled[bawl-kuh-nahyz] Show IPA
verb (used with object), -ized, -iz·ing.
1.
to divide (a country, territory, etc.) into small, quarrelsome, ineffectual states.
2.
( often lowercase ) to divide (groups, areas, etc.) into contending and usually ineffectual factions: a movement to balkanize minority
or majority voters.
personal edit in red
I recall in the Air Force we considered ourselves all blue, regardless of pigment.
High court halts new Texas electoral maps
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 9:15 pm
by Mike1951
http://www.khou.com/news/texas-news/Hig ... 55593.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 7:20 PM
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court has blocked the use of Texas state legislative and congressional district maps that were drawn by federal judges to boost minorities’ voting power.
Re: Federal judges redraw TX voting districts
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 9:42 pm
by OldCannon
Glad to see SCOTUS taking a step in the right direction. Much remains ahead. I predict an extremely chaotic election cycle next year.
Re: Federal judges redraw TX voting districts
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 9:45 pm
by Mike1951
Yep. SCOTUS hearings on Jan 9th, but this was a huge step forward.
Re: Federal judges redraw TX voting districts
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 1:58 pm
by atticus
It appears the U. S. Supreme Court has thrown out the judge-drawn redistricting map, in favor of the map drawn by our duly elected representatives. As it should have. Holy separation of powers, batman!!
Re: Federal judges redraw TX voting districts
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 2:06 pm
by i8godzilla
So, it starts all over again.............argh!
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/20 ... cting-map/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
The ruling sent the issue back to the Texas-based federal court to resolve. All sides –including the justices– openly expressed concern whether a final resolution from three federal courts now considering the Texas maps –including the Supreme Court– would come in time before the November elections.
Re: Federal judges redraw TX voting districts
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 5:24 pm
by RPB
All it is is ...
Feds want the Southern States to postpone GOP Primaries until December 22, 2012?
Since 12/21/12 is TEOTWAWKI anyway and elections are probably November-ish ...
Austin Chronicle:
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Re: Federal judges redraw TX voting districts
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 8:03 pm
by Lambda Force
The court challenge is a plot to deny Texans a voice in choosing someone who might beat Obama.
Re: Federal judges redraw TX voting districts
Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 4:18 pm
by The Annoyed Man
SCOTUS has just overruled the Texas redistricting plan, on the grounds that the three judge panel from San Antonio had exceeded the law in doing so.
Re: Federal judges redraw TX voting districts
Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 6:44 pm
by Heartland Patriot
Lambda Force wrote:The court challenge is a plot to deny Texans a voice in choosing someone who might beat Obama.
I had a suspicion of that, too.