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President Donald Trump's aggressive governing style has made its way into state legislatures as they navigate the challenges of redistricting in their own states. Indiana is the latest state to examine its U.S. congressional district lines, aided by both Trump and Vice President JD Vance.
As the battle over congressional districts is spreading across the country, red states like Indiana are looking at the way blue states have gerrymandered and believe they are not playing the same game with the same rules. "The rules are laid out a certain way, and we play by the rules. It works if all the other teams are playing by the same rules," but if not, it's an uneven playing field, according to Indiana Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith.
"States like Massachusetts are a good parallel to Indiana, because we're about the same population. We both have nine congressional seats. They've got about 30% Republican out in Massachusetts. We have about 30% Democrats here in Indiana, but Massachusetts has zero Republican representatives out there," Beckwith told Just The News.
"States like Illinois, California and Massachusetts are stealing our votes in Washington. I wish we could play fair, but they're the ones who are not. So until we fight back, we're never going to be able to have our fair voice represented in Washington."
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As the battle over congressional districts is spreading across the country, red states like Indiana are looking at the way blue states have gerrymandered and believe they are not playing the same game with the same rules. "The rules are laid out a certain way, and we play by the rules. It works if all the other teams are playing by the same rules," but if not, it's an uneven playing field, according to Indiana Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith.
"States like Massachusetts are a good parallel to Indiana, because we're about the same population. We both have nine congressional seats. They've got about 30% Republican out in Massachusetts. We have about 30% Democrats here in Indiana, but Massachusetts has zero Republican representatives out there," Beckwith told Just The News.
"States like Illinois, California and Massachusetts are stealing our votes in Washington. I wish we could play fair, but they're the ones who are not. So until we fight back, we're never going to be able to have our fair voice represented in Washington."
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