BALTIMORE – Gov. Wes Moore’s redistricting commission convened on Friday for its second meeting on Zoom, where residents and elected officials showed just how much Marylanders disagree on what their representation in Congress should look like.
The first hour of remarks ran the gamut of Democratic support for redistricting and Republican rebukes of Moore’s plans – from a dozen citizens, political insiders, and state house delegates.
“It is just wrong to politically disenfranchise an entire region of the state,” Republican Del. Matt Morgan said during the meeting. “Nothing is more totalitarian than a shell commission set up with a predetermined outcome. If this commission goes forward with redistricting – and this isn’t gerrymandering, this is eliminating the Republicans’ voice throughout the state – it would be a gross misuse of power.”…