Gerrymandering in Texas

Gerrymandering, the practice of drawing voting districts to favor a political party, occurred under the efforts of Tom DeLay and other conspirators. As a result, many democratic seats were lost, thus inflating (arguments exist illegally so) the number of republican seats held in the US congress from Texas.

The Supreme Court heard arguments today on the legality of this redistricting.

What I find interesting, is that the Bush Administration will share time with Texas on why the redistricting should be allowed.

What is the Bush administration doing here? This is an issue between Texas and the courts. It seems odd to me.