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9.23.2003
Bush Country Antics Don't expect John Whitmire of Houston to get any Christmas cards this year. After he returned to Texas, Governor Rick Perry called an unprecedented third special session of the Texas State Legislature. The much ballyhooed redistricting plan has been passed...in principle. So it appears that the Mastero of Texas politics, Tom DeLay has won. In his brutal chessmatch for control of the districts, the GOP is likely to dominate for a generation...except...a new challenge now haunts the Lone Star State. That's right, the Supreme Court is going to decide the merits of gerrymandering in January. As Republicans have ratched up attempts to redraw Congressional maps with whole cloth, the likelihood exists that it will toss aside the current precedent. In which case...sometime next year during the election the bomb is going to drop. The GOP won't be crippled for '04 in this regard, but it likely means that new bipartisan committees would be developed and balance the states out much more comprehensively. But if we only told you the news that others regurgitate, what good would we be? So here's a surprise and underreported story: a federal judge was tossed off a case in South Florida after making comments about parties in the trial. Well moreover, Hoeveler has called into question the willingness of Gov. Jeb Bush and the Florida sugar industry to simply abide by legislation and judicial decisions demanding a clean up of the Everglades. If you wonder why this is important, consider...Jeb is hoping to push for strong support from the Florida sugar industry to secure Republican interests in the Sunshine State. The only problem is that the Everglades are slowly being poisoned by phosphate runoff from the sugar plants. By canning the judge, it could effectively mean the massive US Restudy project to rehabitiltate the 'glades could stall...and in 2004...Bush may be trapped trying to help his brother or save himself. This story definitely has some legs. |
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