Democratic state legislators actually fled Texas ( yes the state and not just Austin ) so that the Texas Law enforcement officers (of arms ) couldn't capture them, and return them to the floor of the State Senate and House of Delegates to enable a required majority of legislators present for votes to take place.
That was crazy.
The irony in it all is that the Supreme Court was already sick and tired of ILLEGAL partisan motivated district lines being drawn, but the Court never could figure out how to come up with a suitable standard replacement for the typical practice.
Those who defended the standard practice made arguments that partisan voting patterns can change overnight, so the districts shouldn't be seen as particularly favorable to a specific party - though presently they always seemed to be.
The Supreme Court has been irritated for a long time over the partisan redistricting ( and it was a major reason for chipping away at parts of the Voting Rights Act ) , but couldn't find a practical solution, thus the courts stay away from the complicated issue.
I don't believe you.
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