September 09, 2003
Texas Dems visit S Florida
From Sp TImes: 'Republican extremism' runs rampant, Texas Democrats say
Three Texas legislators visited South Florida on Monday to say Republicans have shown a "national pattern of abuse of power" by trying to scrap Democratic congressional districts and overturn elections the GOP lost.
Texas state Sens. Mario Gallegos, Eliot Shapleigh and Gonzalo Barrientos, who left their state to block a vote on a Republican-backed congressional redistricting plan, were joined by several Florida Democratic legislators, who wore small Texas flag pins.
"We're here to tell the story of recount, recall and re-redistricting, the new three R's of Republican extremism," said Shapleigh of El Paso.
Shapleigh said the recount in Florida during the 2000 presidential election, redistricting conflicts in Colorado and Texas and the California gubernatorial recall are all examples of Republicans trying to make a power grab in several states.
"Democracy matters," Shapleigh said. "If a majority can change the rules any time it wants to win, democracy loses."
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