Democrats Warn Texas Redistricting Plans Orchestrated at White House

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http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAHVDEYDJD.html

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - With a band of Democratic lawmakers refusing to end their self-imposed exile, Republicans are considering a new piece of arm-twisting: Yanking the rebels' parking spaces, cell phones and other privileges.

Eleven Democratic senators have stayed at an Albuquerque, N.M., hotel since July 29, denying the Texas Senate's Republican majority the quorum it needs to consider a GOP congressional redistricting plan.

Republicans responded earlier this week by imposing fines on the traveling Democrats, starting at $1,000 for Thursday and doubling for each day missed, to a maximum of $5,000 a day.

The GOP senators held a teleconference Thursday to discuss how to collect the fines, and planned to announce their action Friday.

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1. This last sentence is a real doozy

The Texas senators a week ago sent a letter to the president calling on him to immediately announce his "opposition to this unfair and shameful power grab." The White House has said Bush has no plans to interfere.

Bush may say he doesn't plan to interfere, but he doesn't tell us that he has sent Karl Rove and Tom DeLay to do his dirty work!! :grr:

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2. bump

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3. Banana Republicans n/t

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