[deport]

It's not in the rules as far as I know but it's been done that way for years and I've not seen anything that says they are going to change the manner in which they operate. I"ve seen articles/quotes in the past couple of months where they've said they intend to continue in the manner they have operated under in the past.....

[Dog Gone]

It's not in the rules as far as I know but it's been done that way for years and I've not seen anything that says they are going to change the manner in which they operate.

Dewhurst has not promised to respect that tradition. He's indicated that he'd like to, which means that if the Dems don't cooperate he'll ram it down their throats on a majority vote. There's no way the Republicans will let redistricting die now.