distant constellation that's dying in the corner of the sky
who's that girl?
Y'all, I want to talk about something, something I imagine has been on all of our minds and heavy in our hearts like Star Jones's heart: the US Supreme Court. Now, when I think about Tom Delay I think about a lot of things, but the one thing about Tom Delay I want to talk about today is his genius mid-decade redistricting plan that he enacted a few years ago. It basically went like this:
2000 CENSUS: Black and hispanic people have moved! The racial makeup of pre-existing voting districts has changed.
DELAY: This will not do! Blacks and hispanics are less likely to vote in my cronies! *rearranges districts*
REPUBLICANS AT LARGE: Oh, Tommy Boy! You are so clever! Now we are all elected!
NEW DISTRICTS: Um, does anyone care that we reach from Laredo to Austin and are three miles wide at some points?
DISENFRANCHISED BLACKS AND HISPANICS: We feel disenfranchised.
US SUPREME COURT: It's cool! We totally think it's fine to rearrange districts mid-decade. There was that one you shouldn't have done, we guess, because it did disenfranchise all those people an eensy bit, but! Whatev!
TEXAS: DOT DOT DOT.
So yesterday the SC attempted to redeem itself by declaring Bush's grand plan of court-martialing the entire contents of Guantanamo Bay illegal. Which, good on yer, Supreme Court! Really really great! I'm really proud. Bader Ginsberg had better watch her drink, you know what I'm saying? AND YET. I am still upset about that whole "Oh Tom Delay, you are so cute, you can do whatever you want" thing. Strange!!
THIS INTERLUDE IN TEXAS POLITICS BROUGHT TO YOU BY: THE LARGE STACK OF PHOTOCOPYING THAT STANDS BETWEEN ME AND MY 2 WEEK VACATION.
Tomorrow morning we leave for SW Road Trip 2K6, featuring stops at THE GRAND CANYON and LAS VEGAS and BRYCE CANYON/MOAB and several points in between. All together, now. Can we say SUMMER VACATION? Oh, of course, I meant after you've had your coffee. Certainly! I'll still be here. MAKING GODDAMN PHOTOCOPIES.
Y'all, I want to talk about something, something I imagine has been on all of our minds and heavy in our hearts like Star Jones's heart: the US Supreme Court. Now, when I think about Tom Delay I think about a lot of things, but the one thing about Tom Delay I want to talk about today is his genius mid-decade redistricting plan that he enacted a few years ago. It basically went like this:
2000 CENSUS: Black and hispanic people have moved! The racial makeup of pre-existing voting districts has changed.
DELAY: This will not do! Blacks and hispanics are less likely to vote in my cronies! *rearranges districts*
REPUBLICANS AT LARGE: Oh, Tommy Boy! You are so clever! Now we are all elected!
NEW DISTRICTS: Um, does anyone care that we reach from Laredo to Austin and are three miles wide at some points?
DISENFRANCHISED BLACKS AND HISPANICS: We feel disenfranchised.
US SUPREME COURT: It's cool! We totally think it's fine to rearrange districts mid-decade. There was that one you shouldn't have done, we guess, because it did disenfranchise all those people an eensy bit, but! Whatev!
TEXAS: DOT DOT DOT.
So yesterday the SC attempted to redeem itself by declaring Bush's grand plan of court-martialing the entire contents of Guantanamo Bay illegal. Which, good on yer, Supreme Court! Really really great! I'm really proud. Bader Ginsberg had better watch her drink, you know what I'm saying? AND YET. I am still upset about that whole "Oh Tom Delay, you are so cute, you can do whatever you want" thing. Strange!!
THIS INTERLUDE IN TEXAS POLITICS BROUGHT TO YOU BY: THE LARGE STACK OF PHOTOCOPYING THAT STANDS BETWEEN ME AND MY 2 WEEK VACATION.
Tomorrow morning we leave for SW Road Trip 2K6, featuring stops at THE GRAND CANYON and LAS VEGAS and BRYCE CANYON/MOAB and several points in between. All together, now. Can we say SUMMER VACATION? Oh, of course, I meant after you've had your coffee. Certainly! I'll still be here. MAKING GODDAMN PHOTOCOPIES.