AUSTIN -- Texas Democrats on Friday questioned whether the all-Republican state Supreme Court will serve as an impartial referee or a partisan hammer next week as it considers a lawsuit to end the legislative stalemate over congressional redistricting.
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The Democrats are concerned that they will not get an impartial hearing from the court.
All nine justices are Republicans, and one, Priscilla Owen, has had her nomination to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals blocked three times by U.S. Senate Democrats.
Republican President Bush, the former Texas governor, nominated Owen for the federal appeals court. Bush's political aide, Karl Rove, has maintained an active interest in the Texas redistricting battle, discussing it with Dewhurst and at least one state senator.
Two state Supreme Court justices -- Wallace Jefferson and Michael Schneider -- were originally appointed to the court by Perry before winning election to the office.
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/2038962This is pure-dee crazy- the most politically incestuous crowd imaginable. The end of the article relates a twist- nothing about this process is going to go smoothly.
The Dems have charged Perry can't even call these special sessions because it's only legal in the case of emergency. And they think the TX supremes have *already* made up their minds. And they SAY so.