[Zack Nguyen]

The problem with that plan is that it could result in Congressional and legislative delegation completely out of whack for the state trend.

In Texas by the 1990’s, Republicans were winning statewide. By the early 2000’s they had every statewide seat, sometimes by extremely healthy margins. Yet until 2002 (if I rememebr correctly) the Congressional delegation was still majority Democrat, and the State House was still Democrat. Republicans then drew the seats, and after customary lawsuits, Republicans ran the state. Call it gerrymandering if you will, but the party that was winning elections took power. That is as it should be.

[justlurking]

Texas had historically been gerry-mandered by the Democrats, as late as 2000 (when they still controlled the Legislature). That's why the Congressional delegation was so out of whack.

In some respects, Republicans over-did it when they redistricted before the 2010 census, but Democrats had set the precedent, and they had no right to complain.

[WOSG]

Texas Democrats gerry mandered to the nth degree when in power and then once the shoe was on the other foot, they got mad and ran off to another state.

hypocrites.