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Tom Davis: Thoughts on South Carolina’s Redistricting Vote
“A map rushed through in two weeks will be challenged and struck down.”
“A map rushed through in two weeks will be challenged and struck down.”
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A well-reasoned perspective from Sen. Davis. One which I hope will prevail.
Well thought out and reasoned, unlike the decision of the House of Representatives.
Sen. Davis once again bringing some wise prospective to the stage. I kinda wish he had run for gov.
SC should not lose Clyburn’s seat in the House. Like him, or not, he’s the only Democrat power SC has in DC. Sooner, or later, the Democrats will be back in power. SC will need Clyburn’s power in DC at that time. Do not remove Clyburn’s house seat for a junior GOP person. Be smart. Keep Clyburn in office. Just try to get him to be more in the middle.
Clyburn is for Clyburn and not what’s good for SC. Two of his daughters have high paying Federal appointments and the 3rd is a democrat party operative. The reason the 6th district is lagging behind others is him. He was against gay marriage until Obama was for it and all of a sudden he supported it. He’s no better than Al Sharpton, George Santos, Marjorie Taylor Green or Mikie Sherrill.
“That’s exactly what I did helping draw the current maps after the 2020 census, a carefully constructed redraw that moved the First District from a toss-up lost to a Democrat in 2018 to the strong Republican district it is today.”
That’s pretty much immoral but OK. Thanks for giving… Nancy Mace an easy to win seat I guess?
Maybe districts shouldn’t be drawn based on what’s politically expedient for you and your party, but what actually represents a sizable portion of South Carolina’s population? Maybe politicians shouldn’t have the power to shove voters into whatever weirdly shaped zone you can fit them into in order to make sure their vote doesn’t lead to anything inconvenient for you? Maybe gerrymandering shouldn’t exist, like, at all, and we should pass a bill that outlaws it?
I just wish politicians like these would see the Faustian bargain of putting their party’s interest above the peoples’ interest. They see it as a numbers game, that them getting a slightly higher number means they win. I see it as the further decay of morals and ethics for cheap partisan victories, a poison pill that will ultimately further corrupt any party that takes it and lead us further down the path of ruin.
Alas, doing the right thing even if it ends your own political career in doing so is a rare trait among politicians, and even rarer among Republicans. At least Massey gets to hold his head high.
Reasoned facts and common sense do not mix with the Trump cult.
Too bad you don’t take your job working for the citizens and taxpayers of SC as seriously.
Unfortunately he is incorrect, the Alexander decision was based on the drawing of the 1st congressional district. The decision upheld partisan intent as valid when drawing the district. The 6th district fails under Calais as it is drawn solely based on race. One only has to listen to Clyburn to see that as fact. Davis needs to smoke a joint and stop pandering or just join the democrat party, he basically acts like one .
Another key point he missed is that lower courts are not allowed to intervene so any potential legal proceeding would be moot
He also forgot to mention that the sole reason the 6th district was created was based on race, that makes it violative of the Calais decision