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Burdick: Working On Redistricting Flap

Chief Justice Roger Burdick was paid special attention Wednesday when he delivered his State of the Judiciary message in separate addresses to the House and Senate. The Capitol is abuzz with speculation about how the court will handle a lawsuit filed by House Speaker Lawerence Denney and Idaho Republican Party Chairman Norm Semanko, who seek to fire and replace their appointees to the redistricting commission. Attorney General Lawrence Wasden and Secretary of State Ben Ysursa say the law requires the fall appointments to stand. The commission is set to reconvene Thursday at 9 a.m. to redraw maps the court ruled unconstitutional last week. Burdick signaled late Wednesday morning that the court will make its mind clear soon. "We're workin' on it," he told me before entering the Senate. "That's all a guy can say"/Dan Popkey, Idaho Statesman. More here.

Question: Do you trust the Idaho Supreme Court to eschew politics in resolving lawsuit filed by House Speaker Lawerence Denney & Idaho GOP Chairman Norm Semanko?



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D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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