The tea leaf reading media seems to think the Supreme Court isn’t all that concerned with the redistricting that took place in Texas back in 2003. Scalia even joked about it. There may be some concern over one district.

Republican bloggers, like Betsy, seem pleased by this. I don’t quite understand the joy of watching people who don’t give a shit about you make a grab for more political power. My question to them is a simple one:

What about the people? The voters.

Nevermind the elected leaders whose districts were eliminated. And let’s not limit ourselves to just the minority voters who were disenfranchised. The people in general deserve to be more than political pawns.

How about federal legislation requiring all states to redistrict only once every 10 years; for the districting to be done by a panel of judges (retired or otherwise); and for the districts to hew, as closely as possible, to county lines.

That might eliminate a never-ending stream of redistricting battles and court challenges. It might also serve the people. Call me crazy.

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