XGR: "QUORUM 3-16-2011 - The Redistricting Fight"

Show Brief: "We're witnessing a complicated process unfold at the State Capitol -- the electoral redistricting of Mississippi ahead of statewide and legislative elections in November. Census data dictates the size of all new districts, but it's House and Senate lawmakers who draw the new district lines. Well into the process, the question remains: can the Legislature complete redistricting, and get federal approval, in time to avoid back-to-back elections? Wednesday night, March 16, QUORUM focuses on a process that has highlighted political divisions between House and Senate and among Republicans and Democrats themselves. We speak with Rep. Robert Johnson and Senators Chris McDaniel and Hillman Frazier about the winding passage of the new House and Senate district maps through each chamber."