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It threatens the security, fairness, and integrity of our elections and restricts the First Amendment rights of Americans to freely engage in political speech and activity.
It would also implement what amounts to a test to participate in redistricting that violates the associational and religious rights of the public.
People often complain about gerrymandering by state legislatures when they draw the political lines after every decennial census. But legislators at least are accountable to voters, who can vote them out of office if the voters are not satisfied with the job the legislators do.
That’s certainly not true with the appointed members of government commissions…
