McMaster is forcing a special session Friday to ram through a map that deletes his opposition…
The state is literally about to invalidate thousands of mail in ballots already sent by overseas voters…
This plan targets the only majority Black district to secure a 7-0 sweep for the party…
GOP Senators originally killed this bill but the Governor just overrode them to keep it alive…
South Carolina governor calls special session on redistricting
South Carolina’s Republican Gov. Henry McMaster called a special session of the state legislature on Thursday afternoon to address redrawing the state’s congressional map.
As Republicans seek to retain control of the U.S. House, leaders of both parties nationwide have sought to redraw their congressional maps to net more seats for their parties, prompted by an April Supreme Court ruling. In the case of South Carolina, Republicans may seek to shift the state’s sole Democratic-leaning district toward the GOP.
The special session will begin Friday morning, according to an executive order signed by McMaster that said “debate was not concluded” on redistricting when the legislature adjourned on Thursday. Two state sources familiar with the planning had told CBS News earlier Thursday that the governor planned to call a special session.
Just 48 hours ago, Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey stood on the floor and said his “southern blood” wouldn’t let him surrender to outside pressure. He actually told the truth for a second. He admitted that Trump called him 2 times to force a mid-decade map redraw that deletes Jim Clyburn’s seat. Massey and 4 other Republicans joined the Democrats to kill the bill on Tuesday, but McMaster just hit the override button. He waited until the regular session expired today, May 14, and immediately signed an executive order to drag everyone back to Columbia tomorrow morning.
We’re watching a total meltdown of the voting process. Early voting starts in 12 days. Ballots are already on ships and in planes heading to our troops overseas. McMaster and the House leadership don’t care. They’re willing to trash those votes and spend at least 3,000,000 dollars of our tax money on a “do-over” primary in August just to ensure the GOP gets a perfect shutout in D.C. They’re moving the goalposts while the ball is mid-air. It’s a surgical strike against the voters, ordered from Florida and executed by a Governor who finally folded. If they can delete a district whenever they feel like it, your vote is just a suggestion.