tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post113440214227479763..comments2024-03-29T03:05:05.850-05:00Comments on Althouse: The Supreme Court will hear the Texas redistricting case.Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1134414137642843132005-12-12T13:02:00.000-06:002005-12-12T13:02:00.000-06:00"The staff memo predicted reduced minority represe..."<I>The staff memo predicted reduced minority representation. They were wrong.</I>"<BR/><BR/>No they weren't. The Democrats won fewer seats! ;)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065798213115341398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1134411556051533702005-12-12T12:19:00.000-06:002005-12-12T12:19:00.000-06:00John, That is interesting, I was not aware of that...John, <BR/><BR/>That is interesting, I was not aware of that. Though it is also not neccesarily determinative. It's not hard to imagine a 'gaming of the system' by a party to show no short term retrogression in terms of 'minority officials'. I'm not saying that's what happened, because I have no info on the ground.Poohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088628100700088755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1134410017556125912005-12-12T11:53:00.001-06:002005-12-12T11:53:00.001-06:00I am amazed at how the news reports leave out what...I am amazed at how the news reports leave out what seems to me the most salient fact.<BR/><BR/>The staff memo predicted reduced minority representation.<BR/><BR/>They were wrong.<BR/><BR/>The election results under the new plan were an additional black representative and an additional hispanic.john(classic)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05804517855913600116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1134409991596480912005-12-12T11:53:00.000-06:002005-12-12T11:53:00.000-06:00Oops, prowess, not prowess.Oops, prowess, not prowess.vnjagvethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15904498408683884983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1134407645991969462005-12-12T11:14:00.000-06:002005-12-12T11:14:00.000-06:00Vnjagvet: Yes, exactly. We will be watching for a ...Vnjagvet: Yes, exactly. We will be watching for a demonstration of the Chief's powers, which I imagine to be very great.Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1134405995144017162005-12-12T10:46:00.000-06:002005-12-12T10:46:00.000-06:00This case seems to present a good opportunity to o...This case seems to present a good opportunity to observe the new Chief's small group dynamic skills and his analytical prowress.vnjagvethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15904498408683884983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1134405423577350472005-12-12T10:37:00.000-06:002005-12-12T10:37:00.000-06:00This is going to be interesting, because two membe...This is going to be interesting, because two members of Justice Scalia's <I>Vieth</I> (<A HREF="http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/02-1580.ZS.html" REL="nofollow">541 U.S. 267</A>) plurality will be gone by the time the case is handed down, Rehnquist and O'Connor. Given that the judiciary committee <A HREF="http://althouse.blogspot.com/2005/12/alito-and-one-person-one-vote.html" REL="nofollow">has already committed itself</A> to asking Alito questions about <I>Reynolds</I> and <I>Baker</I>, and given the short focus of most Senators, this case's presence on the docket will likely make questions about redistricting predominant at the Alito hearings, n'est ce pas?Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065798213115341398noreply@blogger.com