The Post & Courier

A far-right faction of the S.C. Legislature says it will introduce legislation to redraw the lines to give the GOP near-guaranteed control of all of the state’s congressional seats instead of its current six. On paper, it seems simple to chop up, gut and eliminate South Carolina’s only Democratic-held — and Black majority — congressional seat.

For 95 years, South Carolina’s delegation was completely White when nearly half the state’s voters were not.Lynn Teague, co-president of the South Carolina League of Women Voters, acknowledged that Clyburn’s district “is very badly drawn so that CD-1 (Congressional District 1, held by Mace on the coast) could be gerrymandered. But that doesn't mean that CD-6 (held by Clyburn) is in itself an affront to the law or to ethics.”

Consider issues carefully (there is no free lunch) and vote in every election. Only 15-20% of registered voters vote in our primaries. That is a major contributor to our having a government that is out of sync with the interests of many South Carolinians

Between elections, call and write public officials so they know what you think. Tell them you are a constituent and intend to vote in every election.