Friday, December 02, 2005
The State of Texas has not met its burden
"The State of Texas has not met its burden in showing that the proposed congressional redistricting plan does not have a discriminatory effect," the memo concluded.Toxic Tommy Delays' plan to pack the Texican congressional delegation with Republicans was illegal, according to the professional staff in the Justice Dept.
Justice Department lawyers concluded that the landmark Texas congressional redistricting plan spearheaded by Rep. Tom DeLay (R) violated the Voting Rights Act, according to a previously undisclosed memo obtained by The Washington Post. But senior officials overruled them and approved the plan.But what do they know. As luck would have it for the Fortunate Son, the political appointees in Justice knew better.
The memo, unanimously endorsed by six lawyers and two analysts in the department's voting section, said the redistricting plan illegally diluted black and Hispanic voting power in two congressional districts. It also said the plan eliminated several other districts in which minorities had a substantial, though not necessarily decisive, influence in elections.
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