[FreePaul]

The article posted sounds as if it were written by the dems public relation stooges. One important thing that they left out is that at least three times in the recent past Democrat Lt. Governors have suspended the two thirds rule in order to get redistricting passed. If the two thirds rule is a tradition so is suspending the rule.

The Texas Senate is a joke in this respect. At the beginning of each session they introduce a "blocker" bill. Other bills can't be considered before the blocker bill unless two thirds of the senate approves. This is called The Rose Bush Bill because it usually deals with groundskeeping.

[CA Conservative]

I keep wondering - if they couldn't get the Dems to give them the 2/3 to bypass the blocker bill during the session, why didn't they just call up the blocker bill and either pass it or defeat it, to get it off the calendar? Then teh redistricting coulc have been called up in order, with only a majority vote required to consider it.