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[MEG33]

Houston Comical at their whiny liberal best.

[Dog Gone]

This is now the sixth editorial by the Houston Chronicle (not counting similar rants from their own editorial columnists) against redistricting.

[writmeister]

Funny, they weren't as concerned in 1991 when Martin Frost and Eddie Bernice Johnson drew the current lines cramming most of the GOP into a minimum number of winnable district, and splintering the rest to prop up rural RATs.

[jagrmeister]

The notion that redistricting "harms" the electorate is a pathetic attempt at spin doctoring from the Democratic operatives at the Chronicle. There should be an immediate investigation into the party registration of the Chronicle's editorial board and any and all political connections they may have with the state and national Democrat party. They must be shamed the same way the Argus Leader is being shamed over their "conflict of interest" with Senator Daschle.

[FreePaul]

Nothing should be reprinted from the Houston Chronicle without including their official policy statement. Remember their recent statement that they would use their news and op-ed pages to influence elections and public opinion.

[lonestar]

Perry might not care that editorials in most of the state's major papers oppose redistricting.

BARF!!!!

Why do we bother to vote at all when we have editors and their editorial omnipotent wisdom.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Why is it when Rats redistrict in order to maintain power that it is okay but when Republicans do it that it is not?

[MeekOneGOP]

Here is a list of recent articles on Redistricting:

FR Search: Keyword "Redistricting"

07-08-2003
Senators have problems with House redistricting map - Texas redistricting

07-08-2003
House passes remap
Veteran Democrats may lose seats if bill goes through Senate

Above article is worthy of showing that a picture indeed is worth a thousand words:
First the Chicken D’s run away to Ardmore, Oklahoma. That didn’t work, so here they are, still having a fit during the Redistricting debate:

As King began his argument for the new congressional boundaries Monday afternoon, about 30 Democrats in the gallery donned white socks as hand puppets to mock King. Every time he spoke, the little white mouths flapped.

07-07-2003
TEXAS REDISTRICTING--Vote TONIGHT!

07-07-2003
Race rhetoric stokes Texas redistricting fire

07-07-2003
Tension may soar as map debate hits House floor - Texas redistricting

07-06-2003
House panel quickly passes Republican redistricting plan -
map likely to unseat six Democrats

07-04-2003
New GOP map restores (Rep. Martin Frost's) district

07-03-2003
Republicans pull proposed map - redistricting

07-03-2003
Chamber of Commerce and GI Forum Hire Temps to Testify

07-02-2003
The Great Texas Power Grab - redistricting

07-01-2003
Tx Democrats Trying Fight, Not Flight, Over Districts
(The-Terrific-Texan-Special-Session)

[rmmcdaniell]

Just hours after the Texas House passed a congressional redistricting bill, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and key senators all but declared the House map dead.

Would those familiar with Texas law tell me wether or not the above is true? What are the chances of this passing?

[T. P. Pole]

The House map . . .would be vulnerable to court challenges that it violated both the Voting Rights Act and the Constitution

Maybe I've been asleep here, but what is the constitutional issue?

[jimt]

The Carbuncle is leftist butt-wipe. They make no bones about printing the truth, and as admitted on their website, slant the news, not just the editorials, to support whatever leftist cause de jure they favor.

That they don't want redistricting, and will lie and whine about it, is as predictable as then sun setting in the west.

[Xenalyte]

Whatever motives Wilson had for making his pact with the House leadership, a genuine desire to advance the interests of Houston's minority residents was not among them.

Were I Mr. Wilson, I would be quite offended that the Comical's editorial board presumes to know what's in my mind.

[Kuksool]

The Houston Chronicle ought to change its name to Down with Delay.

[johnb838]

Perry might not care that editorials in most of the state's major papers oppose redistricting.

If this statement is not the height of hubris, I don't know what is.

[Redbob]

"DROP IT -- Redistricting would benefit few Texans,..."

Just that 60% who are Republicans...
plus all those Dimocrats who would be better-represented by a member of the MAJORITY party in Congress!

[Impy]

"DROP IT -- Redistricting would benefit few Texans, harm many" ___________________________________________________________

You "drop it" you anonymous editorial asswipe.

[MeekOneGOP]

Aw, man. The Comical changed the cartoon !! :O(