IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION condemning Congressional redistricting.
Intro
RESOLUTION NO. 22277, May 18, 2026
INTRODUCED BY Manuel Abarca IV, County Legislator
Body
WHEREAS, for years, leaders within the Republican Party have loudly proclaimed that government closest to the people governs best, repeatedly demanding that the federal government stay out of local affairs, respect states' rights, and defer to the will of local communities; and,
WHEREAS, those same voices now stand silent, or worse, actively participate, while Congressional redistricting is manipulated through political pressure, backroom dealing, and partisan interference designed to override the will of Missouri voters for the benefit of political insiders; and,
WHEREAS, the hypocrisy is impossible to ignore: elected officials who campaign on "local control" and "government overreach" now appear perfectly comfortable with centralized political interference when it serves their partisan ambitions; and,
WHEREAS, the people of Missouri are being asked to accept a redistricting process driven not by fairness, transparency, or constitutional principle, but by political operatives attempting to engineer outcomes before a single voter casts a ballot; and,
WHEREAS, this conduct represents a blatant abuse of governmental authority and an unacceptable overreach by those who claim to champion limited government while actively undermining representative democracy behind closed doors; and,
WHEREAS, the citizens of Missouri deserve a Congressional redistricting process that is transparent, lawful, stable, and free from manipulation by party bosses, political consultants, or special interests seeking to rig representation for partisan gain; and,
WHEREAS, Missourians are tired of watching powerful political figures treat democracy like a chessboard while ordinary citizens are expected to quietly accept decisions made without transparency, accountability, o...
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