[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 177 (Thursday, October 26, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H5156]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 TAKE POLITICIANS OUT OF REDISTRICTING

  (Mr. NICKEL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. NICKEL. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the North Carolina General 
Assembly voted to pass an extreme, partisan gerrymander of our State's 
congressional map.
  To be clear, this is Republican legislators trying to handpick their 
own voters and predetermine the outcome of elections before they ever 
happen.
  This is not a new practice. In nearly every State, partisan 
gerrymandering has been used as a tool by politicians to manipulate 
electoral outcomes with surgical precision.
  It doesn't matter who is doing it--Democrats or Republicans--
gerrymandering is bad for democracy. It is time to end gerrymandering 
and implement a nonpartisan, independent redistricting commission in 
every State.
  We need to pass the Freedom to Vote Act now.
  By taking politicians out of the redistricting process, we can 
restore fairness and ensure that voters are the ones choosing their 
politicians, not the other way around.
  No matter what happens, I am going to keep fighting for North 
Carolina. It is time to restore faith in our government, end 
gerrymandering, and protect the right to vote for every single North 
Carolinian.

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