Based on Tom DeLay's words, the General Assembly should go with the House (Franklin) version that was not drawn by the G-7.

“If you have a small group of people in a back room drawing lines, what you’ll end up with is an incumbent protection system instead of a system that truly represents the will of the people,” House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) told Judy Woodruff on CNN’s “Inside Politics” last Thursday.

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As noted in a 2-22-05 post, the G-7. (That's the name the seven Republican members of Georgia's delegation have given themselves.)
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Tuesday the House voted 99-62, largely along party lines, for a set of "principles" that would urge lawmakers to craft political districts that avoid bizarre shapes, split as few cities and counties as possible and don't intentionally dilute the voting strength of any political or social group.

As discussed in prior posts, the House map drawn by Franklin combines the turf of incumbents Democrat Jim Marshall and Republican Lynn Westmoreland in middle Georgia, and Democrat John Barrow and Republican Charlie Norwood in northeast Georgia.

While Senate leaders have acknowledged working with Republicans in Congress on their version of a new map, Franklin has said he received no input from Congress, the governor or House leadership before crafting his own.

Franklin's map in scheduled to come up for a vote today in the House.

If the Senate and House approve different maps, a six-member committee will be appointed to combine the two, or draw a completely new map.

(2-22-05 A.P.)