Lines in the sand congressional redistricting in Texas and the downfall of Tom DeLay /
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| Médium: | Elektronický zdroj E-kniha |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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Austin, Tex. :
University of Texas Press,
2007.
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| Vydání: | 1st ed. |
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Obsah:
- The significance of the 2003 congressional redistricting in Texas
- Partisan politics and redistricting in Texas
- Racial and ethnic politics
- Electing the right Republicans: the Republican strategy for the 2002 election
- As partisan as the law allows: Republican strategy in 2003
- Playing defense: Democratic strategy, 2001-2003
- You gotta be kidding! The 2003 regular session
- No better option: the Democrats break the quorum in the House of Representatives
- Personal dilemmas: the first special session
- Is there a Democratic endgame?
- Republican triumph in the Senate
- Redistricting by cabal: the final redistricting plan
- The effects of the final plan
- The dilemma for racial- and ethnic-minority lawmakers and advocacy organizations
- The role of congressman Tom DeLay, Republican activists and donors, and the White House
- The legal implications of the 2003 redistricting
- Criminal investigations and indictments
- The fall of Congressman DeLay
- Conclusion.