Lines in the sand [[electronic resource] ] : congressional redistricting in Texas and the downfall of Tom DeLay / / by Steve Bickerstaff

• Autore: Bickerstaff Steve
• Pubblicazione: Austin, Tex., : University of Texas Press, 2007
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (485 p.)
• Disciplina: 328.763/073455
• Soggetto topico: Election districts - Texas; Politics, Practical - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [411]-446) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Lines in the sand
• ISBN: 0-292-79527-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910452333703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II