The Republican "three R's": recount, recall, and re-redistricting

[Paragon]

I wish I could take credit for that statement, but I just read it here:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=584&ncid=584&e=1&u=/nm/20030920/pl_nm/politics_democrats_dc

"The three R's: recount, recall, and re-redistricting are the new playbook for a narrow Republican majority attempting to use government to expand partisan power," Texas state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte said in the Democratic Party's weekly radio address.

Van de Putte was one of 11 Democratic lawmakers who fled the state in July to try to stop Republicans from pushing through a redistricting plan that could give them up to six more seats from Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives.

"This is bigger than Texas. It's part of a national pattern that threatens to make a mockery of our precious democracy -- where the powerful change the rules when the people get in their way," Van de Putte said.

[joeybee12]

1. Aw, take credit for tsomeone else's line!

People do it all the time!

[hayu_lol]

2. Speaking of recalls...

what is happening in Nevada?

[Skittles]

3. Leticia, it is not "threatening" to make a mockery of democracy

that already happened, starting in December 2000.