Clyburn says GOP redistricting push part of larger Black disenfranchisement effort
Summary
Rep. James Clyburn, a Democrat from South Carolina, said that the Republican-led effort to redraw congressional district maps threatens the political power of Black lawmakers and is part of a larger pattern of discrimination against Black Americans. South Carolina’s governor announced a special session to consider changing the maps after a recent Supreme Court ruling affected other states’ districts.Key Facts
- Rep. James Clyburn believes that redrawing congressional maps is part of ongoing efforts to reduce Black political influence.
- Experts say redistricting in the South could remove up to one-third of seats held by Black legislators.
- Republicans argue their redistricting aims to follow Supreme Court rulings and fix unfair districts.
- Clyburn says this issue goes beyond maps and includes threats to affirmative action, education, federal jobs, and diversity programs.
- South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster called a special legislative session to consider mid-decade redistricting.
- The session is planned after a recent Supreme Court decision affected Louisiana’s congressional map.
- The state Senate had earlier rejected a bill to allow redistricting after the legislative session ended, needing a two-thirds vote to pass.
- In the special session, a redistricting bill would only need a simple majority to pass.
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