JACKSON (Tuesday, March 8, 2011) – Well, Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant got his way: A state Senate panel rejected the state House-approved redistricting plan AND passed a Senate map drawn by – guess who??? – Bryant himself.
We haven’t seen this kind of heavy-handed ruling and arm-twisting in the state Senate in more than 20 years. It seems that the lieutenant governor is intent on throwing himself full-force in executive AND legislative issues. This makes you wonder if he ever heard of “separation of powers.”
Anyway, the Senate panel rejected the House plan and now the entire issue has erupted in bitter partisan politics led by Republican Bryant. Seems the lieutenant governor prefers to waste taxpayer money by dragging this issue to court and forcing lawmakers to run two years in a row in costly elections.
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plan to redraw all 122 state House districts
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