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District map and in partisan political gerrymandering. last month, republicans opposed even debating, even considering the for the people act. senate democrats stood united to protect our democracy and the sanctity of the vote. we must pack the for the people act. it's a national imperative. we must also fight for thejohn imperative. we must also fight for the john lewis imperative. we must also fight for thejohn lewis voting rights expansion act to restore and expand... expansion act to restore and expand- - -— expand... applause. to restore _ expand... applause. to restore and - expand... ...

Democratic fundraisers hope to launch aggressive campaigns for the statehouse in 2022, saying the state Supreme Court - controlled by Democrats - will ensure fair districts are drawn up.

Lawmakers kill bill calling for transparency in redistricting commission Virginia General Assembly Building (Source: WHSV) By Anya Sczerzenie | Capital News Service | February 19, 2021 at 6:16 PM EST - Updated February 19 at 9:30 PM RICHMOND, Va. -- The Virginia Senate killed a House proposal to expand access to the commonwealth’s new redistricting commission and help make the process more transparent and democratic. House Bill 2082, patroned by Del. Mark Levine, D-Alexandria, would have required the redistricting commission meetings to be advertised and accessible to the public. T...

Walkers and ted bud. >> jacob and i have been having this debate. what stops people from voting? is it things like voter suppression, is it too hard to vote, or is it voter apathy? or are they one in the same in some respects? >> i would say both. >> what would this country look like if everyone or the vast majority of people or even the majority went out and voted? >> i think it would look like a democracy and what it is supposed to look like in theory, which in theory a democracy is a participatory process where everyone is encouraged to participate. and, like, participating is accessible. r...

Accessible. right now, that's not the case. >> we asked to speak with republican representative david lewis who led the redrawing process for the current district map. in an email statement, lewis said dividing the campus, "was not done intentionally and no one on the committee, either democrat or republican, realized that the campus was now split. " >> it's not a coincidence that you see the greatest amount of extreme positions, inconsistent with what the people want, when you see the greatest amount of gerrymandering. >> former u.s. attorney gerald holder sees gerrymandering as a national em...