The interim plan was released just ahead of Monday’s opening of the filing period for candidates to declare their intentions to run in Texas races
Note: Scroll down two stories for a view of the San Antonio federal court-proposed map.
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Politico | By Alex Isenstadt (Nov. 23, 2011) – A federal court-proposed map positions Democrats to gain as many as three congressional seats in Texas, dealing a sharp blow to Republicans who had hoped the state would help solidify their new majority.
Under the plan, Democrats could capture three of the four new seats Texas is gaining in the current round of reapportionment, and would be positioned to compete against one of the state’s freshman Republicans, Rep. Quico Canseco, whose southwestern Texas district would become considerably less GOP-friendly.
The interim plan was crafted by a San Antonio court, which was tasked with providing a congressional map until a Washington, D.C.-based court determines whether a Republican-drawn plan, approved by the state legislature earlier this year, adequately accommodates the state’s exploding Hispanic population. The Justice Department, along with several minority groups, instigated legal action earlier this year, alleging that the GOP blueprint dilutes minority voting strength.
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Of course the GOP redistricting plan dilutes Hispanic and ethnic minority voting strength
And so does the Picture ID voting legislation the Republicans have passed. The picture ID legislation is clearly designed to diminish democracy - with its phony claims of protecting voter fraud.
And the voter fraud issue behind the voter picture ID legislation is just another right wing red herring lie - along with the ignorant and big government Republican tenets that 1) the rich create jobs, 2) women are too stupid to know if abortion is the best choice for their situation, 3) the private sector is always the most efficient and best way to run any public service, 4) deregulation is always a good thing, 5) pollution and toxic waste production through unfettered oil and natural gas development equals "energy independence", 6) the Republican Party is the party of national defense and terrorism prevention, and finally, 7) gun ownership is the ultimate definition of freedom and liberty.
All of the above are lies the delusional and hapless right wing hang on to because they have no new solutions for the nation's problems.
Bubba, going back into the past just puts you further behind.
Comic writer Andy Borowitz says that when Cain drops out of the GOP race, most adulterers say they will switch their support to Newt Gingrich. "We were already for him behind his back," they say.
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