http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/01/supreme-court-hears-messy-texas-redistricting-case/ The latest Politics news and blog posts from ABC News contributors and bloggers including Jake Tapper, George Stephanopoulos and more. Mon, 20 May 2013 22:31:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/01/supreme-court-hears-messy-texas-redistricting-case/#comment-14741961 snap Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:22:57 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/?p=341321#comment-14741961 No idea why there should ever be a congressional district that makes the election of any ethnic/racial group transcendant. Just to begin with any discrimination against Hispanics was not government-enforced and so Hispanics should not be part of some protected class any more than the Polish are. And neither party really wants to gerry-mander districts because of race - only party affiliation. No idea why there should ever be a congressional district that makes the election of any ethnic/racial group transcendant. Just to begin with any discrimination against Hispanics was not government-enforced and so Hispanics should not be part of some protected class any more than the Polish are. And neither party really wants to gerry-mander districts because of race – only party affiliation.

]]> http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/01/supreme-court-hears-messy-texas-redistricting-case/#comment-14685051 Common _ Sense Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:47:15 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/?p=341321#comment-14685051 In Michigan redistricting resulting from the loss of Congressional seats had to keep minority majorities even though many of the minorities moved from urban to suburban areas. This raises the question "How to maintain minority majorities when minorities become less segregated?" In Michigan redistricting resulting from the loss of Congressional seats had to keep minority majorities even though many of the minorities moved from urban to suburban areas. This raises the question “How to maintain minority majorities when minorities become less segregated?”

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