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To: longnshort who wrote (327955)	3/5/2007 10:44:42 AM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1578433

How many white guys do you know that are part of a tribe? And I don't mean Freemasons....

To: longnshort who wrote (327955)	3/5/2007 11:36:36 AM
From: Road Walker	Respond to of 1578433

Court Denies GOP Redistricting Challenge Supreme Court Rules Against Colorado Republicans in Challenge to Redistricting Plan By PETE YOST The Associated Press WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Monday ruled against Colorado Republicans challenging a congressional redistricting plan favorable to Democrats. In an unanimous decision, the justices said that the four Republicans were not entitled to sue in an effort to replace a redistricting plan ordered by a court with one passed by a Republican-controlled state legislature. A Democratic state judge drew up the first redistricting plan in 2002, while the Republican Legislature drew one up in 2003. The court plan had been put in place when a divided Colorado General Assembly was unable to agree on one in time for the 2002 election. In their lawsuit, the Republican voters say the court-imposed map violates a right of citizens under the U.S. Constitution to vote for congressional candidates in districts created by state legislatures. In an unsigned opinion, the justices said that the only injury the Republican voters allege is that the Elections Clause had not been followed. "This injury is precisely the kind of undifferentiated, generalized grievance about the conduct of government that we have refused to countenance in the past," the court stated. Last year, a U.S. District Court judge in Colorado had ruled that the Republicans could proceed with their case asserting an Elections Clause violation. The Colorado case is the Supreme Court's latest foray into congressional redistricting battles. Last year, the justices addressed a messy redistricting fight in Texas, ruling that the Constitution does not bar states from redrawing political lines in mid-decade when one party or the other senses an advantage. The decision grew out of a court review of a Texas redistricting plan orchestrated in 2003 by Tom DeLay, who was a Republican congressional leader at the time. The Colorado dispute also involved a lawsuit brought by the Democratic state attorney general. It led to a Colorado Supreme Court decision against the Republican legislative plan in 2003. The Colorado Supreme Court said the state constitution restricts congressional redistricting to once per decade and that the legislature's plan was the second plan. The case is Lance v. Dennis, 06-641. Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Copyright © 2007 ABC News Internet Ventures