Partai Republik Tennessee setujui peta distrik kongres baru di tengah protes

Partai Republik Tennessee memberikan suara pada hari Kamis untuk mengesahkan peta kongres baru yang diperkirakan akan menghilangkan satu-satunya kursi DPR AS milik Partai Demokrat di negara bagian tersebut. Gubernur dari Partai Republik, Bill Lee, menandatangani undang-undang tersebut tak lama kemudian. Langkah ini dilakukan menyusul keputusan Mahkamah Agung yang membatalkan distrik-distrik mayoritas kulit hitam tertentu karena dianggap sebagai gerrymandering rasial yang inkonstitusional.

Ratusan pengunjuk rasa berkumpul di gedung DPR negara bagian di Nashville selama sesi khusus. Mereka membawa tanda bertuliskan "Jim Crow 2.0" dan "Apartheid Modern" sementara para pembuat undang-undang memperdebatkan peta yang membagi Memphis menjadi tiga distrik yang cenderung ke Partai Republik. Polisi negara bagian mengosongkan sebagian galeri setelah para demonstran menolak untuk pergi.

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Illustration of Governor Bill Lee signing a new map bill in Tennessee to eliminate a Democratic congressional seat by splitting Shelby County.
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Tennessee republicans pass new map to eliminate democratic seat

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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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