[MeekOneGOP]

Federal Judges Dismiss ALL Claims of Democratic Senators

Excerpt:

A three-judge federal panel in West Texas on Friday dismissed a lawsuit filed by senate Democrats hoping to derail a new round of redistricting in Texas.

The Democrats argued that Senate rule changes by Republicans to further the redistricting effort violated federal law.

The judges, who listened to two hours of oral arguments Thursday in Laredo, dismissed those claims but withheld a decision on an amended complaint of threats to arrest Democrats and require them to pay fees for their failure to appear at a special legislative session on redistricting.

"The arrest issue likely will become moot," the judges wrote in their opinion. Democrats "fear of being coerced to appear at a legislative session is shifting to a fear of being prevented from appearing. For reasons discussed at the hearing, neither the facts nor the law on the issue of threatened monetary sanctions are sufficiently developed at this point to permit an informed decision. Moreover, it is possible that future developments could also moot this issue."

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[MeekOneGOP]

"The arrest issue likely will become moot," the judges wrote in their opinion. Democrats "fear of being coerced to appear at a legislative session is shifting to a fear of being prevented from appearing.

Translation: Dear 'RATS: Ya can't turn the issue on its' head and have it both ways. Report to work and do your jobs or pay the price for being absent !!

[ChewedGum]

I expected this, but with the courts, you just never know. Great news! Now lets get this all done with.

Gum

[Txslady]

[basil]

Man Alive!!! For once the good guys get a break!

[Dubya]

TEXAS bump

[MissAmericanPie]

Good now maybe we can get down to the job of actually redistricting.

[hocndoc]

Thank you for the ping.
I would have liked to see the judges stay out of the fines and sanctions, too. They're covered by the Senate rules.

I don't like the appearance that the judges are implying that not only may the fines be "moot," but that they'd *better* be moot.

[Ron H.]

Poor Guy?

Not!