Sen. Charlie Justice doesn't think it would be wise or financially prudent to pursue a legal challenge against the proposed "Fair Districts" constitutional amendment for redistricting, and he just sent a letter to Senate President Jeff Atwater to get those feelings on the record.
Read the letter Justice, D-St. Petersburg, sent to Atwater: Download Justice reapportionment letter 121009
Justice says any lawsuit by the Florida Senate would be "a serious waste of taxpayer money" given that the Florida Supreme Court has reviewed the Fair Districts proposal and deemed it within constitutional guidelines.
But several senators serving on the reapportionment committee said Thursday that a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling raises enough questions to merit another look by the state Supreme Court. The committee will consider legal options at its next meeting in January.
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