CBC editorial: Monday, December 5, 2022. Editorial #8810
Below is the opinion of the Capitol Broadcasting Company
When the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina wins seats in January, the delegation will likely reflect the people they represent more than at any time in history.
It should be. Courts in North Carolina and the United States thank legislative leaders for imposing reason and representation when they ignore it.
“Electing a Republican is better than electing a Democrat,” he said. “So I drew this map to help promote what I think is better for the country.” He was forced to resign after pleading guilty to the federal government for misappropriation for commercial gain.
But the point of regularly drawing constituency boundaries isn’t about politicians. It’s about people and making sure that potential politicians are a reflection of the electorate and the places they represent.
So that’s what a new congressional delegation will look like at any time in North Carolina. The 14 members of Congress are half Republicans and half Democrats. Republicans won just over 50{ea2cba5bdf6fe62bbe85e24807814144a71e77d3ae7311fbc27a008558d1372c} of her votes and Democrats just under 49{ea2cba5bdf6fe62bbe85e24807814144a71e77d3ae7311fbc27a008558d1372c} of her votes in the congressional elections. About equal division.
There are three black delegates, representing 21{ea2cba5bdf6fe62bbe85e24807814144a71e77d3ae7311fbc27a008558d1372c} of the delegation, and blacks make up approximately 22{ea2cba5bdf6fe62bbe85e24807814144a71e77d3ae7311fbc27a008558d1372c} of the state’s population. More women than ever (5) will be elected to the House of Representatives to represent North Carolina. Still, there is considerable gender imbalance relative to the state’s population. Women make up her 51{ea2cba5bdf6fe62bbe85e24807814144a71e77d3ae7311fbc27a008558d1372c} of the state’s population, although 36{ea2cba5bdf6fe62bbe85e24807814144a71e77d3ae7311fbc27a008558d1372c} of her in the delegation are women.
Whether legislative, legislative, or local, developing electoral districts that reflect the population is the first major consideration. Those elected must reflect the people and places they represent.
North Carolinians deserve elected representatives who reflect the people of North Carolina, their priorities and their communities, not those who pledge allegiance and allegiance to Phil Berger and Tim Moore.
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