[ [link removed] ]Adam Schiff for Congress




John,

Republicans gerrymandered their way to the House majority. And Democrats
overperformed to keep it close. That’s the truth.

GOP legislatures spent the last two years since the 2020 Census
eliminating Democratic districts with illegal maps and defying court
orders to redraw them leading up to the 2022 election.

Their gerrymanders were their only saving grace from a historic Republican
flop on November 8th. Here’s how it happened:

In Florida, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’s map gave the GOP four new House
seats and eliminated the seats of two Black lawmakers. A state judge
tossed out the map, calling it a “racist gerrymander.” DeSantis appealed
to the state Supreme Court, stacked with his appointees, and pushed it
through.

GOP pickups by gerrymander: 4

Tennessee Republicans broke Nashville’s Black community into multiple
House districts, diluting their voting power and eliminating another
Democratic seat.

GOP pickups by gerrymander: 5

Ohio defied a panel of federal judges that ruled their congressional map
was a partisan gerrymander and used the illegal map, giving Republicans
another House seat.

GOP pickups by gerrymander: 6

Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana violated the Voting Rights Act with racist
gerrymanders that denied voters three additional Black-majority districts
— one in each state.

GOP pickups by gerrymander: 9

Very few House Democrats actually lost their re-elections — Republicans
gained more seats by running in new, gerrymandered districts than by
challenging Democratic incumbents.

John, this is why I’ve pushed for the Senate to pass our House
legislation, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the For
the People Act. Republicans have made voter suppression a means to their
end of controlling government. That goes against everything our democracy
is supposed to be. And we cannot allow it to continue.

These pieces of legislation, passed by our Democratic House and buried by
Mitch McConnell’s filibuster in the Senate, would set clear standards with
independent redistricting commissions and the restoration of federal
preclearance for maps in states with a history of voting rights
violations.

It would expand voting rights with automatic and same-day registration,
and expand options to vote-by-mail and vote early. Additionally, it would
prevent purging of voter rolls, rein in our out-of-control campaign
finance system created by Citizens United, and strengthen election
security.

Some Senate Democrats have been reluctant to abolish the filibuster.
That’s a tragic mistake. And this month’s election results show how urgent
this matter is to guarantee fair and equal representation in Congress.

[ [link removed] ]We. Must. Act. Now.

We have limited time in the lame duck session of Congress before
Republicans take over the House majority to address these glaring issues
that are eroding our democracy.

[ [link removed] ]John, add your name to my petition calling on Senate
Democrats to abolish the filibuster and pass our House legislation during
the lame duck session to strengthen voting rights and abolish partisan
gerrymandering while we still have a chance.

[ [link removed] ]ADD YOUR NAME

We cannot afford to wait. There is no telling what extreme lengths that
House Republicans will go to in order to sabotage and stall the Biden
administration’s efforts.

Conducting the 2024 election with states using the same illegal maps they
manipulated into handing Republicans the House majority is not an option.

John, this is so important, so I will ask one more time:

[ [link removed] ]Please, add your name to join me in calling on Senate Democrats to take
up the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the For the People
Act today.

Thanks for raising your voice on this important matter.

— Adam




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