LEADER 04129nam 2200577 a 450 001 9910777763203321 005 20230721031519.0 010 $a0-292-79527-0 024 7 $a10.7560/714748 035 $a(CKB)1000000000472941 035 $a(OCoLC)614534916 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10245718 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000192638 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11180319 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000192638 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10197598 035 $a(PQKB)10413181 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3443241 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3443241 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10245718 035 $a(DE-B1597)588353 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780292795273 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000472941 100 $a20060831d2007 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLines in the sand$b[electronic resource] $econgressional redistricting in Texas and the downfall of Tom DeLay /$fby Steve Bickerstaff 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAustin, Tex. $cUniversity of Texas Press$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (485 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-292-71474-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [411]-446) and index. 327 $aThe significance of the 2003 congressional redistricting in Texas -- Partisan politics and redistricting in Texas -- Racial and ethnic politics -- Electing the right Republicans: the Republican strategy for the 2002 election -- As partisan as the law allows: Republican strategy in 2003 -- Playing defense: Democratic strategy, 2001-2003 -- You gotta be kidding! The 2003 regular session -- No better option: the Democrats break the quorum in the House of Representatives -- Personal dilemmas: the first special session -- Is there a Democratic endgame? -- Republican triumph in the Senate -- Redistricting by cabal: the final redistricting plan -- The effects of the final plan -- The dilemma for racial- and ethnic-minority lawmakers and advocacy organizations -- The role of congressman Tom DeLay, Republican activists and donors, and the White House -- The legal implications of the 2003 redistricting -- Criminal investigations and indictments -- The fall of Congressman DeLay -- Conclusion. 330 $aThe events of 2003 in Texas were important to the political history of this country. Congressman Tom DeLay led a Republican effort to gerrymander the state's thirty-two congressional districts to defeat all ten of the Anglo Democratic incumbents and to elect more Republicans; Democratic state lawmakers fled the state in an effort to defeat the plan. The Lone Star State uproar attracted attention worldwide. The Republicans won this showdown, gaining six additional seats from Texas and protecting the one endangered Republican incumbent. Some of the methods used by DeLay to achieve this result, however, led to his criminal indictment and ultimately to his downfall. With its eye-opening research, readable style, and insightful commentary, Lines in the Sand provides a front-line account of what happened in 2003, often through the personal stories of members of both parties and of the minority activist groups caught in a political vortex. Law professor Steve Bickerstaff provides much-needed historical perspective and also probes the aftermath of the 2003 redistricting, including the criminal prosecutions of DeLay and his associates and the events that led to DeLay's eventual resignation from the U.S. House of Representatives. As a result, Bickerstaff graphically shows a dark underside of American politics-the ruthless use of public institutional power for partisan gain. 606 $aElection districts$zTexas 606 $aPolitics, Practical$zUnited States 615 0$aElection districts 615 0$aPolitics, Practical 676 $a328.763/073455 700 $aBickerstaff$b Steve$0928615 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910777763203321 996 $aLines in the sand$93855242 997 $aUNINA