Maybe the TX state Dems shoulda stayed at a Holiday Inn Express.
Republicans cheered the panel's decision, which they said would clear the way for the election of a Texas congressional delegation consistent with the GOP's dominance in the state; Republicans hold every statewide elected position, from governor and senators to judges and railway commissioner. "In 2004, the people of Texas will finally have a congressional delegation that reflects their votes and their views," state Republican chairwoman Tina Benkiser said.
The third member of the panel, Judge Thomas J. Ward of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, a Clinton appointee, agreed that the Republicans were within their rights to carry out a mid-decade redistricting.
It's enough to give one a case of (East St Louis) gas.