Thorfinn is right, you know. The deals are made and sealed in high-dollar restaurants, hotel suites, high-rise office conference rooms, or on a plane. Only then do these deals become bills that are "debated" in the Legislature and passed.
Ok, maybe it isn't really quite that bad, but the way the Legislature is established by the Texas Constitution (which has at this point probably 200 amendments) only those who are independently wealthy can afford to become a State Representative or State Senator.
Actually, this kind of power play over redistricting is common here, even at the city level of government. Unfortunately, this will ultimately be settled in the Texas Supreme Court.
My advice to the Democrats: go back to the Legislature floor, vote against the redistricting--even if you will lose, then begin campaigning now to win a majority of seats in the next Legislature and redistrict again. Sad, but the only people you are hurting right now are yourselves.
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