Investigation of Redistricting Decision Called For

The Associated Press is reporting that an investigation has been called for into how the redistricting decision took place. As their story reports:

"The House Democratic leader wants an independent inquiry into the Justice Department's decision to approve a Texas redistricting plan that staff lawyers concluded diluted minority voting rights.

Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said the decision by senior officials to ignore the staff lawyers' conclusions — contained in a 73-page memo made public Friday — was political.

"There must be an independent inquiry into the contemptible politicization of the Justice Department to rubberstamp U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay's illegal redistricting scheme in Texas," Pelosi said.

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