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To: goldstategop

It doesn't. But the VRA says they must be represented by "the candidate of their choice", whether he is Hispanic or not. Whether they can elect the candidate of their choice depends on their share of the electorate.

Note that an Anglo represents a Latino district in Houston and is considered to be the "candidate of their choice" while a Latino representing a half-Latino district in San Antonio and West Texas apparently doesn't qualify because only Anglos vote for him.


64 posted on 06/28/2006 7:36:57 AM PDT by HostileTerritory
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To: HostileTerritory

SCOTUSblog has corrected itself to say that it was Bonilla's TX-23 that was struck down and that Frost's redrawn TX-24 was upheld. That's more like what I expected!


73 posted on 06/28/2006 7:41:00 AM PDT by AntiGuv ("..I do things for political expediency.." - Sen. John McCain on FOX News)
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