An Update from the Dallas County Democratic Party

Wednesday, June 18, 2003

Susan Hays, Chair

PERRY CALLS SPECIAL SESSION ON CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING

PREPARE TO MOBILIZE ON JUNE 28, 2003

Rick Perry has used his powers as Governor to call a special session on Congressional Redistricting to begin on June 30.

The DCDP has learned that on June 28, 2003, the House Redistricting Committee his planning to hold a hearing in DFW Metroplex. We will
need to mobilize in a massive way to demonstrate our opposition to this unprecedented power grab.

Block your calendar for June 28, 2003 and plan to attend the DFW hearings. Send this message to your friends and ask them to do the same. We cannot overstate the importance of a strong showing on June 28. As soon as details are available, we will forward them out.

Please see the statement below of Susan Hays comments regarding the special session released to DFW media outlets.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: RUSSELL LANGLEY
June 18, 2003
214-821-8331

Comments of Dallas Democratic Chair Susan Hays

Regarding

Special Session on Congressional Redistricting


"Gov. Perry's action today in calling the Legislature into Special Session to deal with Congressional Redistricting demonstrates just how far Republicans will go to defy the will of the voters in Texas. The U.S. Supreme Court approved a Congressional map, the people of Texas voted, and the Republicans cannot stand the fact that voters sent Democrats like Charlie Stenholm and Ralph Hall to Congress."

"It is shocking and appalling that Rick Perry is going to spend over one million tax dollars in this special session on a so-called crisis. This unnecessary expenditure is simply taxpayer abuse. That money would pay for thousands of children to have health insurance. It would pay to put police on the streets. It really makes you wonder what color the sky is in Rick Perry's world."