Does Either Party Actually Want to Be in Charge? – By Joe Cunningham (Red State) / March 30, 2022
For only the second time in Louisiana history, the state legislature is holding a veto override session to overturn Gov. John Bel Edwards’ veto of the congressional redistricting maps passed by the Republican-controlled legislative branch. Edwards, a Democrat, says the maps are unfair, given that the state’s population is one-third black but the congressional districts aren’t one-third majority-minority.
And, for the second time in Louisiana history, the Republicans in the legislature appear poised to lose another fight. On his statewide syndicated show today, conservative commentator Moon Griffon said he’s not sure he wants them to be successful. I am not sure I disagree with him, either.
Clay Schexnayder, the Speaker of the House, pulled a fast one during the redistricting session, swapping out a map drawn by Senator Sharon Hewitt for his own map. According to some sources, Congressman Garret Graves was involved with this map, as it created a stronger district for him. It came at the cost of cutting some of the parishes in Congressman Clay Higgins’ district in half. Higgins has now come out forcefully against the Schexnayder map, calling it “deceitful.”
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