Texas Redistricting

As expected, Texas Governor Rick Perry has finally called a legislative special session to address redistricting, which the Ardmore Demoncrats effectively scuttled during the regular session with their vacation:

"I believe duly elected officials, not federal judges, should be responsible for drawing district lines," Perry said in a letter to Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and Speaker Tom Craddick. "

So do I. And I've been saying it for a while now.

[Posted at 13:08 CST on 06/18/03] [Link]