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Justice Staff Saw Texas Districting As Illegal
"Justice Department lawyers concluded that the landmark Texas congressional redistricting plan spearheaded by Rep. Tom DeLay (R) violated the Voting Rights Act, according to a previously undisclosed memo obtained by The Washington Post. But senior officials overruled them and approved the plan."
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"The memo also found that Republican lawmakers and state officials who helped craft the proposal were aware it posed a high risk of being ruled discriminatory compared with other options."
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""This result quite plainly indicates a reduction in minority voting strength," Rich wrote in his concurring opinion. "The state's argument that it has increased minority voting strength . . . simply does not stand up under careful analysis.""
I wonder why the Republicans in Texas would want to disenfranchise minority voters? Could be because they wanted to gain the 5 additional seats in the House that they got after the new district map was implimented. Even if the courts decide what was done was "legal", it is, at the very least, shady.
"Justice Department lawyers concluded that the landmark Texas congressional redistricting plan spearheaded by Rep. Tom DeLay (R) violated the Voting Rights Act, according to a previously undisclosed memo obtained by The Washington Post. But senior officials overruled them and approved the plan."
...
"The memo also found that Republican lawmakers and state officials who helped craft the proposal were aware it posed a high risk of being ruled discriminatory compared with other options."
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""This result quite plainly indicates a reduction in minority voting strength," Rich wrote in his concurring opinion. "The state's argument that it has increased minority voting strength . . . simply does not stand up under careful analysis.""
I wonder why the Republicans in Texas would want to disenfranchise minority voters? Could be because they wanted to gain the 5 additional seats in the House that they got after the new district map was implimented. Even if the courts decide what was done was "legal", it is, at the very least, shady.