House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) criticized the Virginia referendum on Tuesday in which voters approved a mid-decade redistricting plan that favors Democrats.
"It's a blatant abuse of power to disenfranchise millions of Virginia voters," the majority leader told reporters Wednesday. "Hopefully, the Supreme Court of the state will not allow that to happen."
The comments come on the heels of Virginia voters approving a new congressional map that could net Democrats as many as four new seats — a response to GOP gerrymandering in red states, most notably Texas.
Republican leaders in Virginia have said they will challenge the new map at the state's Supreme Court.
#stevescalise #virginia #redistricting #gop #cspan
Democrats Win Virginia Redistricting Battle
- Virginia approved a plan to draw four more seats that lean heavily for Democrats NPR —
- Virginia court declares state's redistricting vote was unconstitutional in legal win for Republicans Fox News —
- Virginia court pauses implementation of Democrat-drawn congressional map NY Post —
- Virginia judge blocks redrawn congressional maps approved by voters USA Today —
- Democrats win in Virginia but it won't be the final say in a national redistricting competition ABC News —
Scalise: Virginia redistricting an “abuse of power”
C-SPAN
—