Rep. James Clyburn criticizes redistricting push: 'Are we going to make a mockery out of this democracy?' [View all]

Source: NBC News

Dec. 7, 2025, 11:09 AM EST


WASHINGTON — Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., criticized the nationwide redistricting fight in an interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” arguing that the country is going through “a repeat of a history that led to some catastrophic consequences in our previous history.”

Clyburn was asked at the start of the interview whether he agreed with Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., who opposed his state’s redistricting and argued that “if you fight fire with fire long enough, all you’re going to have left is ashes.” “I agree with him entirely,” Clyburn said.

Clyburn pointed to the emergence of Jim Crow after the post-Civil War Reconstruction period ended, saying these racist laws and Supreme Court decisions like Plessy v. Ferguson “made a mockery of democracy.” “That is what we are approaching today,” he added, asking: “Are we going to continue our pursuit of a more perfect union, or are we going to make a mockery out of this democracy?”

His comments come after the Supreme Court allowed Texas to use a new congressional district map, which could help Republicans gain five House seats in next year’s midterm elections. Texas’ move set off redistricting battles across the country, with state legislators on both sides of the aisle pushing to redraw maps to favor their party.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/james-clyburn-criticizes-redistricting-push-supreme-court-texas-rcna247817

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We are already there Clyburn. The Voting Rights Act is just one more ruling away from being totally repealed. The core racism that came with the founding of this country is still there, but they are using modern tools to spread and magnify it, and countering that is going to need to be YOUR focus (as others are already working on dealing with that).