More on the Texas Redistricting Case

Chris Cillizza over at the Post's political blog "The Fix" thinks there's little chance any favorable Supreme Court decision will have an effect on the 2006 mid-term election:

The first -- and most obvious -- is what effect a ruling overturning the Texas districts would have on the 2006 midterms. Since the court is set to hear arguments in the case sometime in March or April (with a ruling expected in June), a ruling against the Texas map would likely be too late to have any impact on 2006.

Texas holds one of the earliest congressional primaries in the country -- March 7 So, when the court rules, primaries in Texas's 32 congressional districts will have already occurred, making it entirely impractical for a change in boundaries effective in 2006. Should the court remand the case to a lower court for the districts to be redrawn, it would create a chaotic 2008 election -- just three years before the lines would be re-crafted after the 2010 census.

Too bad. But it could make for interesting elections in 2008.