From the Washington Post.... the latest on the redistricting effort:
A supermajority of Maryland’s state Senate passed Gov. Martin O’Malley’s redistricting plan Tuesday, sending the measure to the House of Delegates, which could take a final vote as early as Wednesday.
The 33-to-13 vote was not without drama, however.
At the height of a forceful debate, Sen. C. Anthony Muse (D-Prince George’s) charged that the Democratic-controlled legislature was putting party politics before voters and manipulating minority communities that have long been a stalwart of Democratic Party support in the state.
More after the jump....
The Post story goes on:
If passed by the House, the once-in-a-decade redistricting would keep two of Maryland’s eight congressional districts majority African American but would split majority-minority Montgomery County and other areas into districts that critics contend would only be able to elect white lawmakers for years to come. A big goal of O’Malley’s plan is to position Maryland Democrats to unseat Republican Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett, giving the party seven of the state’s eight seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.
So on to the Senate.... (Correction: Now onto the MD House)