Les républicains du Tennessee approuvent de nouvelles cartes électorales malgré les manifestations

Les républicains du Tennessee ont voté jeudi l'adoption de nouvelles cartes électorales qui devraient éliminer le seul siège démocrate de l'État à la Chambre des représentants des États-Unis. Le gouverneur républicain Bill Lee a promulgué la mesure peu après. Cette décision fait suite à un arrêt de la Cour suprême invalidant certains districts à majorité noire en raison d'un découpage électoral racial inconstitutionnel.

Des centaines de manifestants se sont rassemblés au Capitole de l'État à Nashville lors de la session extraordinaire. Ils brandissaient des pancartes portant les inscriptions « Jim Crow 2.0 » et « Apartheid moderne » alors que les législateurs débattaient du découpage divisant Memphis en trois districts à tendance républicaine. La police d'État a évacué une partie des tribunes après que les manifestants ont refusé de quitter les lieux.

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Tennessee’s Republican-controlled legislature approved a new congressional map on Thursday that splits majority-Black Shelby County into three districts. The move aims to remove the state’s only Democratic-held U.S. House seat. Governor Bill Lee signed the map into law shortly after passage.

Tennessee became the first state to redraw its congressional districts after a Supreme Court decision last week that weakened Voting Rights Act protections against racial gerrymandering. Republicans in the state legislature approved a new map that removes the only U.S. House seat held by a Democrat. Governor Bill Lee signed the measure into law shortly after the vote.

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Tennessee Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a proposed congressional map that would split the state's majority-Black Shelby County and likely erase the last Democratic seat in the U.S. House. The plan aims to give the GOP all nine of the state's congressional districts. It follows a recent Supreme Court ruling that weakened Voting Rights Act protections.

The U.S. Supreme Court last week issued a ruling in Louisiana v. Callais that dismantled key elements of the Voting Rights Act. The decision has prompted swift redistricting efforts in multiple states. Revelations about the lead plaintiff have also surfaced.

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South Carolina state senators blocked a redistricting effort Tuesday that President Donald Trump had urged to target the state's lone Democratic congressional seat. The move came after weeks of debate and despite pressure from the White House.

The Virginia Supreme Court struck down new congressional maps on Friday that voters had approved in April. Democrats are now considering responses, including a radical plan to replace the entire court, though leaders appear unlikely to pursue it immediately.

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Virginia Democrats filed a lawsuit with the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday seeking to overturn a state court decision that struck down a voter-approved congressional map. The move comes after the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais effectively weakened the Voting Rights Act, prompting several Southern states to redraw districts.

 

 

 

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