Ruling puts Republicans on the spot.

Publication: Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, TX)

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COPYRIGHT 2006 Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Byline: Bob Ray Sanders

Jun. 30--The Supreme Court has finally spoken about the Texas redistricting case, rendering a decision -- albeit with a decidedly mixed message -- that most assuredly will produce future election chaos in this and other states. The nation's high court, while unable to shed its obviously partisan bent, ruled in a way that was sure to disappoint some people, but at the same time, gave both sides of the redistricting argument a reason to proclaim victory. I can remember a time, as far back as my junior high classroom, when gerrymandering was a dirty word, although even then I knew it was as much a part of the political process as party primaries,...

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