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Discussion on redistricting and Supreme Court reform

Discussion on redistricting and Supreme Court reform

From Meet the Press

39m ago
redistrictinganti-gerrymanderingSupreme Courtpolitical reformelections
Transcript
The fight going into 2028. Is it time for both parties to abandon this redistricting war? Well, look, I think we talked before about some new measures that need to be passed to combat corruption. I think we need an anti gerrymandering law at the federal level. I think what you saw the Republicans do was just, you know, absolutely wrong. It was undermining our democracy, was undermining the votes of people. I mean, heck, you know, we had a great night in South Carolina, right? Elected a Democratic U.S. senator, elected New member of Congress, reelected James Clyburn. But remember, six months ago, they were trying to write James Clyburn out of the House of Representatives, trying to silence black voices in South Carolina and elsewhere. It all backfired and voters rose up and they said they were not going to allow that. I think now what we need is not an arms race on redistricting, but real anti gerrymandering laws in this country and redistricting reform to that point. Democrats now have the majority in the Pennsylvania state legislature. Do you rule out redrawing the Pennsylvania Maps before 28? We have a little bit of a different situation in Pennsylvania because our Supreme Court ruled just a few years ago that our maps were unconstitutional. They were rew redrawn and we had competitive maps. And you saw what just happened in these elections. We went 4 for 4 on the competitive battleground districts, won all four of them because the people of Pennsylvania ultimately had the final say. So would you redraw the maps any further? It's really not something that has been on our agenda, particularly given that Supreme Court ruling. It's not on your agenda, but can you rule it out? It's on our agenda at this time. Okay. All right, let's talk about another big idea for reform, this debate over the Supreme Court. Former Vice President Kamala Harris has said there should be 13 justices on the Supreme Court. Is that something you support? Would you support adding justices to the Supreme Court is getting up to 13. I think we need to have wholesale reform of the Supreme Court. I'm not sure 13 is the right number. 11. I mean, we can debate that number. And I think the vice president is. Is right to make the point. I is the point she was making that we have to have real reform. I am in that camp of real reform at the Supreme Court. They have largely been a rubber stamp.
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