Justices OK new districts

[Freddie Stubbs]

Court-drawn maps favorable to GOP in place for primary

Rhonda Cook - Staff
Thursday, July 1, 2004

The U.S. Supreme Court handed a political victory to Georgia Republicans on Wednesday in upholding state legislative districts drawn by federal judges this spring.

The 8-1 order by the court ends a lawsuit brought 18 months ago by 29 Republicans who claimed they had been disenfranchised by earlier state House and Senate district boundaries configured by Democrats.

"The state should now proceed with elections under the court-drawn redistricting plans," Georgia Attorney General Thurbert Baker said Wednesday. Party primary elections are July 20, less than three weeks away.

The Georgia Republican Party claimed victory in its redistricting wars with the Democrats.

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[RubyDuby in GA]

1. Imagine that

It's sad when I think back to how things used to be. God, I never thought I'd see the day when I longed for the days of the good ol' boys network of Tom Murphy et al. At least they kept the state in the hands of the Democrats. One Republican governor and it's all gone straight to hell.

[vetwife]

2. We can thank old Sonny and Diebold for this !

I don't think Georgia got that stupid nor the rest of the country ..
coup de ta I say !