Missouri Governor Mike Kio, at the Missouri State Exhibition, called on the legislators this month to a special session to draw new voting lines that President Trump is searching for.
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After President Trump’s request, Republicans in Missouri are preparing to redraw Congress lines in their mandate to help maintain the majority of the Republican Party in the US House of Representatives. State Governor Mike Kiu announced a special legislative session to draw a new voting map that will start next Wednesday.
The state is currently represented in Congress by six Republicans and two Democrats. The new maps can re -divide the voters In the city of Kansas To help the Republicans win a seat there, hiding the current Democratic Representative Emmanuel Clever.
In his statement, he invites the sessionfor Keho wrote “The values of Missouri conservative and mushrooms should be truly represented at all levels of the government, and the Missouri map provides this.” The session will start on Wednesday.
Trump himself sent to this step last week, as he wrote on social media, “We will win the average in Missouri again, larger and better than ever!”
It is a step that has support from most of the Republican Congress delegation in the state, Including a student of MP Bob Unnder.
“We are a republican country. Republicans have a superpower in Missouri’s house and the Senate in Missouri. Republicans keep all elected offices at the state level, including, of course, ruler,” Onder told Radio Saint Louis General earlier this month. “I think we should pass the congress map reflecting the values of Missouri’s mandate.”
Opponents are concerned that it may lead to the re -division of circles in each electoral cycle
Clever, Democrat in Kansas City, whose area might be affected more than that, made a statement shortly after Kehoe. “This attempt will not change for gerrymander, the boycott lines simply, and will control the sounds. You will deny acting,” Kliver wrote. “Missouri people will tell that legislators no longer want to obtain their vote, and that the elections are pre -defined by power brokers.”
Usually, states Return to the beginning of the contract After the national census, it shows the number of seats that each state owns.
Democrats – And some Republicans He urged countries to maintain this schedule, and to worry that it may lead to the re -division of circles in each electoral cycle. numerous Countries have left the division of circles into commissions Which – which Reduces the influence of politicians Those who may be able to clips GERRYMANERER to keep their grip on power.
But Trump set out Race -dividing circles in the country Last month, when he began calling the Republican states to redraw the map and help the Republican candidates in the midterm elections.
Texas lawmakers acknowledged a new map that Republicans believe will help them win five other seats. Democrats said that new provinces reduce voting power for black and Latin societies.
California Democrats have responded with a plan that would tend to five seats in that state towards Democratic candidates. Since California has an independent committee that re -divides the departments, the legislative body there requires voters in special elections in November to agree to re -draw the map now without going to the committee.
More countries can soon announce the movements of their circuits
Meanwhile, Republican leaders in Indiana and Florida said they were considering redistricting circles. Ohio is already facing a court order to draw new maps and the Republicans are expected to prefer. Democrats in Illinois and Maryland said they could try to redraw the provinces there that will benefit their party for a seat or two seats.
Republicans now maintain a majority of 219-212 in the US House of Representatives, with four vacancies, and the party often loses the land in the renewed renewal elections. The majority of the House of Representatives of the Republican Party is very important for the agenda of deportation, tax deportation and other issues, in addition to achieving investigations by its administration, which the Democrats may launch if they control control.
The re -division of circles will not be the only issue on the agenda of legislators in Missouri. Kehoe also asked them to pass a package that would make it difficult to transfer amendments to the state constitution. Last year, voters in Missouri admitted a adjustment to legalize abortion.
Jason Rosnabum It covers the policy for Saint Louis General Radio.