While I supported the Texas redistricting because the legislature had not adopted a plan after the 2000 Census, the Georgia legislature had already approved a (horribly partisan and gerrymandered) redistricting plan in 2001 or 2002. Thus, I don't think that the new plan should (or will) be able to be put into effect. If state legislatures are allowed to redistrict every two years even when the current legislatively approved plan has not been declared unconstitutional, you can bet that district lines will be changing every two years in dozens of states. I think that GA Republicans should have pursued a court challenge to one or more of the districts in the current plan, and if just one district is declared illegal or unconstitutional the Republican legislators can then redistrict the whole state and eliminate the RATs' absurd monstrosity of a gerrymander.
If the plan is upheld in court, then perhaps we can see the return of Bob Barr and Max Burns. With Dr Gringery's GA-11 more secure for the GOP, Bob Barr may attempt to oust him like he tried to do to John Linder in 2002. Barr just can't stay out of the limelight.