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How the battle over redistricting began AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Tuesday, May 13, 2003 Q: Why are congressional districts an issue for the House? A: By federal law, each state is required to redraw congressional boundaries after each census to keep each district with an equal number of residents. Q: So didn't the Legislature do that already? A: No. Lawmakers in 2001 couldn't agree on how to draw the congressional map. Q: Does that mean it has to be done now? A: No. By law, a federal court drew the map after lawmakers failed to. That map was used for the 2002...

I'm sitting here watching a report that the Texas democrats have fled the state because they cannot deal with being in the minority.....Are these fellows realizing how big an asshole they look like.....children on the playground have more class.....Governor Perry should arrest them when they return or extend the deadline of the congress....What kind of human being acts like this.....If it was me, I'd shoot them all when the re crossed the state line......Bob Graham showed us all that he's not afraid to prove he has no idea what the President does....his accusations that attacking Iraq caused the bombing in...