But shortly before 1 p.m., enough members had returned to allow business to resume. The House then voted to suspend its normal rules requiring separate committee meetings for new bills and passed, by a 75-26 vote, the same map it had approved earlier this month during the previous special session.The suspension of the rules angered some Democrats.
I don't get it. What is the point of passing the SAME bill yet again ???????
She had said earlier that more than 1.4 million minorities in Texas would lose effective congressional representation if redistricting occurs as Republicans wish.
Republican senators denied assertions from Democrats that GOP-backed redistricting maps proposed so far would violate the voting rights of minorities across Texas. Staples, the chief architect of the Senate map, said the proposals actually improve minority voting strength.
Oh, yeah ! The OBSRUCTING FLEEING 'RATS in New Mexico are really representing their constituents well, aren't they ? Why didn't they stay and FIGHT FOR THEM, instead of running away ?? The big babies !!
