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Johnson backs states redistricting ahead of November midterms
The Hill ^ | 04/30/26 | Max Rego

Posted on 04/30/2026 1:52:16 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Thursday that other states should redraw their congressional maps in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling that Louisiana’s addition of a second majority-Black congressional district was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.

“The Supreme Court said that in Louisiana’s case, it was blatantly unconstitutional,” Johnson told CNN’s Manu Raju in the Capitol. “And I think that principle applies, probably, in other states as well. And I assume that those governors and legislatures are looking at that closely. We want constitutional maps.”

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TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: democratshasthesads; redistricting; scotus

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1 posted on 04/30/2026 1:52:16 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Do it to it.


2 posted on 04/30/2026 1:59:35 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Respect yourself.


3 posted on 04/30/2026 2:05:12 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: MinorityRepublican

We should not hold elections based on a foundation of unconstitutional district maps.


4 posted on 04/30/2026 2:29:25 PM PDT by ProgressingAmerica (The U.S. Constitution is not a suicide pact. Progressivism is a suicide pact.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

If the other states start this popcorn stocks will skyrocket.


5 posted on 04/30/2026 2:30:25 PM PDT by FrankRizzo890
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