Governador da Carolina do Sul planeja sessão especial sobre redistritamento

Espera-se que o governador republicano Henry McMaster convoque uma sessão legislativa especial para redesenhar o mapa congressional da Carolina do Sul. A medida pode criar uma vantagem republicana de 7 a 0 e ameaçar a cadeira do deputado democrata Jim Clyburn.

O plano de McMaster segue uma votação fracassada no Senado estadual na terça-feira. Cinco republicanos uniram-se aos democratas para bloquear uma resolução que estenderia a sessão regular para o redistritamento, ficando a dois votos da maioria de dois terços necessária. O líder da maioria no Senado, Shane Massey, liderou a oposição e alertou que alterar o mapa trazia riscos políticos. Ele disse no plenário do Senado: “Acredito que nosso estado é mais forte com partidos vibrantes” e acrescentou que os republicanos são mais fortes quando o Partido Democrata permanece viável. Massey também rejeitou pressões externas, declarando: “Tenho sangue sulista demais nas veias para me render”.

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