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Wed Jun-28-06 09:50 AM
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| 35. So basically you may draw new district lines anytime you feel |
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like it and then every 10 years to adjust for population. So I think it might be a good idea to look at our blue and purple states and act accordingly.
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| -Supreme Court overturns part of Texas congressional map |
ET Awful |
Jun-28-06 09:11 AM |
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WooooooHooooooooo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
WestHoustonDem |
Jun-28-06 09:13 AM |
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Not so quick with the WoooHooos.... |
AngryOldDem |
Jun-28-06 10:49 AM |
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I sure have. It was a good headline, but the meat of it |
WestHoustonDem |
Jun-28-06 12:42 PM |
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Hmmmmm |
Pirate Smile |
Jun-28-06 09:16 AM |
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Decision makes no sense. |
Mugsy |
Jun-28-06 10:05 AM |
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Activist judges, LEGISLATING FROM THE BENCH |
bluestateguy |
Jun-28-06 09:16 AM |
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Great news. |
E-Z-B |
Jun-28-06 09:16 AM |
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CNN Breaking News banner now, too. |
Roland99 |
Jun-28-06 09:16 AM |
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w00t! |
YDogg |
Jun-28-06 09:17 AM |
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with this court, it could be bad news. . . |
Hamlette |
Jun-28-06 09:17 AM |
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It's a mixed decision |
jerry611 |
Jun-28-06 09:17 AM |
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Fucking EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ! |
bearfan454 |
Jun-28-06 09:18 AM |
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wooooohoooooo!!!!! |
tammywammy |
Jun-28-06 09:18 AM |
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Incredible news! ... |
Veronica.Franco |
Jun-28-06 09:19 AM |
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A link to the actual article |
MaineDem |
Jun-28-06 09:20 AM |
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This is wonderful news. |
Lars39 |
Jun-28-06 09:21 AM |
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Thanks. |
ET Awful |
Jun-28-06 09:50 AM |
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I'm glad all is going well with you and your sweetie. |
Lars39 |
Jun-28-06 10:26 AM |
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Guys...it isn't changing anything |
jerry611 |
Jun-28-06 09:22 AM |
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* Sigh * |
E-Z-B |
Jun-28-06 09:23 AM |
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Can't wait to see the whole story on this. Wow! Now we're talking! |
Judi Lynn |
Jun-28-06 09:23 AM |
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it may be a 'tiny mention' as far as the body of the story goes... |
lavenderdiva |
Jun-28-06 09:34 AM |
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Sorry, I simply didn't choose the right words. Clumsy at times. |
Judi Lynn |
Jun-28-06 10:05 AM |
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Thanks Judi Lynn! |
lavenderdiva |
Jun-28-06 10:23 AM |
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I think I'll wait for a few talking heads to explain this to me.... |
Lochloosa |
Jun-28-06 09:24 AM |
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It's called a cop-out |
jerry611 |
Jun-28-06 09:27 AM |
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NPR said that the part thrown out |
igil |
Jun-28-06 12:17 PM |
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At issue was the shifting of 100,000 Hispanics out of a district |
cal04 |
Jun-28-06 09:24 AM |
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You're kidding me...wow:) nt |
MJDuncan1982 |
Jun-28-06 09:24 AM |
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THIS IS HUGE, HUGE ENOUGH FOR ME TO SPELL HUGE RIGHT |
LynneSin |
Jun-28-06 09:27 AM |
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Nope... that's not what the decision says |
jerry611 |
Jun-28-06 09:30 AM |
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Supreme Court Upholds Much of Texas District Map |
Tesha |
Jun-28-06 09:36 AM |
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once again Kennedy is the swing vote (and he doesn't swing much) |
Supersedeas |
Jun-28-06 10:24 AM |
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*** More Detail from MSNBC.COM *** |
Roland99 |
Jun-28-06 09:37 AM |
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So basically you may draw new district lines anytime you feel |
hang a left |
Jun-28-06 09:50 AM |
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They'd better get on it fast |
OnionPatch |
Jun-28-06 11:22 AM |
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Winner take all. Only the most corrupt states will be able to do it. |
aquart |
Jun-28-06 05:42 PM |
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Watching it now...They unnecessarily diluted votes of Hispanics |
Norquist Nemesis |
Jun-28-06 09:37 AM |
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Because SC said OK to do in middle of the decade, may |
Norquist Nemesis |
Jun-28-06 09:38 AM |
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Sadly the decision also says a state can redistrict anytime... |
Feles Mala |
Jun-28-06 09:38 AM |
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Slow down guys, This is a victory for GOP and Tom Delay |
jerry611 |
Jun-28-06 09:40 AM |
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HELLO?!! It's up to REPUBLICANS to modify it... |
jjrjsa |
Jun-28-06 09:42 AM |
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DING DING DING! And ANY DAMNED TIME IS JUST FINE!!! |
Norquist Nemesis |
Jun-28-06 09:48 AM |
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ARGH, this is a loss... |
jjrjsa |
Jun-28-06 09:41 AM |
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Bigger news: SCOTUS throws redistricting process into total chaos. |
MallRat |
Jun-28-06 09:42 AM |
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As I've been saying for 3 years |
bluestateguy |
Jun-28-06 09:46 AM |
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The lines in NJ were drawn by Democrats already |
Freddie Stubbs |
Jun-28-06 09:53 AM |
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They could take small GOP strongholds |
Master Mahon |
Jun-28-06 04:16 PM |
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Exactly. This is not a good decision and will likely fuck with |
nothingshocksmeanymore |
Jun-28-06 09:47 AM |
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Yep, everything is up for grabs. There will be A LOT of money dumped |
Pirate Smile |
Jun-28-06 09:59 AM |
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Wow, I think this is the most responses I've EVER gotten to a post in |
ET Awful |
Jun-28-06 09:42 AM |
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This Texan warns all y'all non-Texans - this ruling could seriously screw |
Justitia |
Jun-28-06 09:55 AM |
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I think it already has screwed us |
derby378 |
Jun-28-06 10:06 AM |
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The ruling is huge victory for Delay - no way to spin it otherwise |
Biernuts |
Jun-28-06 10:07 AM |
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Repubs draw new lines |
CityDem |
Jun-28-06 12:22 PM |
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Here's a couple examples of Delay's Districts |
JPZenger |
Jun-28-06 10:08 AM |
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Thank God |
KingFlorez |
Jun-28-06 10:11 AM |
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Sorry but they didn't. It is going to be chaos. Check out the details. |
Pirate Smile |
Jun-28-06 10:46 AM |
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What Delay did to my district ... |
Ian_rd |
Jun-28-06 10:13 AM |
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That's just horrible. |
Lars39 |
Jun-28-06 10:28 AM |
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. |
BrightKnight |
Jun-28-06 03:55 PM |
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Republican Texas Redistricting Upheld by Top Court (Bloomberg) |
Judi Lynn |
Jun-28-06 10:26 AM |
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AP, too: "Upheld most of...." |
Rose Siding |
Jun-28-06 10:39 AM |
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This decision says they can Redistrict WHENEVER |
Protagoras |
Jun-28-06 10:34 AM |
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retracting excitemint |
melissinha |
Jun-28-06 10:41 AM |
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Democrats need to learn how to grab power. Any state turning from |
Sapere aude |
Jun-28-06 10:47 AM |
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Do we know anything about what the vote was? Who? |
usregimechange |
Jun-28-06 10:47 AM |
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SCOTUS on DeLay's Gerrymander: It's Okay To Screw Dems, But Not Latinos |
Pirate Smile |
Jun-28-06 10:53 AM |
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was there ever any real question what the 'new' court would do? |
HuffleClaw |
Jun-28-06 11:05 AM |
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In reality this ruling is awful. They judged it ok to redistrict |
robinlynne |
Jun-28-06 11:18 AM |
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If they want payback |
MattP |
Jun-28-06 11:32 AM |
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And that's exactly what they SHOULD do. n/t |
redqueen |
Jun-28-06 12:08 PM |
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Scalia complained that SCOTUS didn't "shut the door" on these issues |
brentspeak |
Jun-28-06 11:46 AM |
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RECTANGULAR districtricts by some new law? |
oscar111 |
Jun-28-06 11:58 AM |
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Nowadays it is possible |
dansolo |
Jun-28-06 07:29 PM |
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No.. That means if the Dems do it..... |
Roy |
Jun-29-06 12:48 AM |
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This is not a "great victory." ***WASH POST EXCERPT AND LINK:*** |
Nothing Without Hope |
Jun-28-06 12:09 PM |
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This process is out of control...this decision makes it worse |
Strawman |
Jun-28-06 12:17 PM |
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Don't forget Pennsylvania |
Daylin Byak |
Jun-28-06 12:54 PM |
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Yep. Just look at that map. That is absurd. |
Strawman |
Jun-28-06 01:04 PM |
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Supreme Court said that Dems can re-re-district when get control |
JPZenger |
Jun-28-06 01:08 PM |
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Wow, PA-12 |
last_texas_dem |
Jun-29-06 04:02 AM |
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The Supreme Suits side with fascism. |
Rex |
Jun-28-06 01:38 PM |
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I thought they said states could redraw as often as they liked |
ShockediSay |
Jun-28-06 01:39 PM |
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***Two other DU threads on this decision:*** |
Nothing Without Hope |
Jun-28-06 01:53 PM |
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Ok, here's my possibly overly positive post for the day |
mvd |
Jun-28-06 02:10 PM |
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What planet are the DeLay Five on? Not a political gerrymandering my ass! |
bushmeister0 |
Jun-28-06 02:26 PM |
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The whole Country will be DeLayed to bits. |
BrightKnight |
Jun-28-06 03:59 PM |
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"Supreme Court Overturns Part of Texas...Map" What an Orwellian Joke! |
tom_paine |
Jun-28-06 09:47 PM |
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