After the Supreme Court struck down the Louisiana Congressional map, Tennessee and South Carolina have upped their efforts to redraw their maps.
SCOTUS voted down Louisiana’s map because the state relied too much on race when drawing districts. I see people claiming the justices limited the Voting Act but when you read it, it obviously aims to level the playing field. No one can give preference to any race. Also, the 15th Amendment.
Lawmakers voted 6-2-1 to advance legislation to “remove Tennessee’s current restriction on congressional redistricting between apportionments, moving the measure another step forward in the legislative process.”
The House & Senate passed the new map:
The map would eliminate the lone Democratic seat, making Tennessee a pure red state.
Thing is…Democrat Rep. Steve Cohen, a white male, represents the 9th District.
In fact, Cohen has defeated a black Republican female in 2022 and 2024.
So is it really about race? Obviously not.
The Senate and House placed the measure on their calendars for today.
The South Carolina House voted 87-25 to add redrawing the state’s Congressional map to a resolution outlining what the legislature can do when its session ends on May 14.
House Republican leadership plans to draw a map ASAP, even though it would require a 2/3 vote in the Senate to allow off-session debate.
The idea is to make the state 7R – 0D. Right now, Rep. Jim Clyburn is the only Democrat holding a seat in South Carolina.
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