Texas Redistricting-Valentine's Day Status Hearing

[Gothmog]

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The status hearing on the Texas redistricting case in San Antonio was moved from Feb. 15 to Valentine's Day with the court reserving the right to have a second day of hearing. One blog is having a poetry/limerick contest in honor of this date http://txredistricting.org/post/17322541958/valentines-day-redistricting-rhymes-a-contest-of Here are some of my favorites on this list

This one is from Harold Cook:

“Roses are red/while others are pink/can we have primaries/oh, what do you think?

From John Reynolds of the Quorum Report:

“Violets are blue/judges’ robes are black/we really messed this up/can we have it back?

From Ramiro Canales:

“A district here, a district there. A little love everywhere.”

From Marc Cowart of the Texas Conservative Review:

“Roses are red, violets are blue. I don’t like your maps, so I must sue!”

From David Edmonson:

“Chocolates are played out, not flowers again. The Senate needs Wendy, how about a new SD-10?”

From Taylor Holden:

“Be my Valentine, legislative member. Can we please have a primary before this November?”

Another from Harold Cook:

“Roses are red/their thorns will prick. You think we could have/some maps that will stick?"

You can go to Michael Li's blog to submit your own contributions

[sonias]

1. Nice!

Wonderful waste of time!

[northoftheborder]

2. clever!

[Gothmog]

3. Additional poems

Here are some more responses that were posted on www.txredistricting.org

From Denise McNamara:

Gerrymandering is just such fun,
Never mind there is work to be done.

Lines should be drawn that are logical, fair,
How about districts that resemble a square?

Letting the lawmakers draw their own lines,
Leads to shenanigans and tricks of all kinds.

All of the parties will never agree,
Please set a primary date ASAP.

A haiku entitled “A Staffer and a Map” by Scott Tyler:

Colored pencils dance,
Bruce keeps us informed swift,
I am haunted by the maps.

From Anonymous:

Roses are red, Texas is turning blue,
Can’t be stopped
Despite the bad maps you drew.