Republicanos de Tennessee aprueban nuevos mapas electorales en medio de protestas

Los republicanos de Tennessee votaron el jueves para aprobar nuevos mapas electorales para el Congreso que se espera eliminen el único escaño demócrata del estado en la Cámara de Representantes de EE. UU. El gobernador republicano Bill Lee promulgó la medida poco después. La decisión siguió a un fallo de la Corte Suprema que anuló ciertos distritos de mayoría negra por considerarlos una redistribución de distritos racial inconstitucional.

Cientos de manifestantes se reunieron en el capitolio estatal en Nashville durante la sesión especial. Portaban carteles que decían "Jim Crow 2.0" y "Apartheid moderno" mientras los legisladores debatían los mapas que dividen a Memphis en tres distritos con tendencia republicana. La policía estatal despejó partes de la galería después de que los manifestantes se negaran a retirarse.

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