1.0link27522<![CDATA[Rethinking Redistricting]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gerald-mcentee/rethinking-redistricting_b_27522.htmlTip O'Neill said it best: All politics is local. And at no time have those words rung more true than in 2003, when the GOP - census and history be damned - redrew Texas congressional districts for pure partisan gain.
The Texas Republican power grab that year - upheld by the Supreme Court in 2006 - netted the GOP five House seats. Meanwhile, some suggested redrawing lines in various states to offset the Texas losses and show the GOP...