Republican Non-Extremists
This is why I rail at Republican Extremists, not Republicans in general. Being a member of that party does not force on to be a hypocritical asshole (though it does seem to make advancement within the part much more straightforward).
Ratliff sides with Democrats on redistrictingRepublican ally gives Democrats enough votes to keep any map from Senate floor
By Ken Herman and Laylan Copelin
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Monday, July 14, 2003
Texas Republicans' effort to draw new congressional districts took a direct, potentially fatal hit on Monday from one of their own.
Sen. Bill Ratliff, R-Mt. Pleasant, announced he has signed on with 10 Democrats who have said they will vote to keep any redistricting map from the Senate floor.
…Dewhurst spent time behind closed doors on Monday with Ratliff, who said any move to slalom around the two-thirds provision would be "the most serious mistake (Dewhurst) could make."
Ratliff also said the redistricting process is tearing at the legislature's bipartisan tradition.
"I will not be a part of the destruction of that spirit for the sake of a theoretical marginal partisan gain in the Texas congressional delegation," he said.
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