Rand Paul warns redistricting could foment ‘more violence’
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) has expressed concern that mid-decade redistricting, which can lead to one party having no representation in certain areas, may increase civil tensions and possibly incite violence in the United States.Speaking on NBC’s *Meet the Press*,Paul emphasized that if important portions of the population,such as Democrats in Texas or the Democratic enclave in Kentucky’s Louisville,are left without congressional representation due to redistricting,it can create a sense of disenfranchisement. He warned that this feeling of being unrepresented could cause people to lose faith in the electoral process and potentially resort to other, more extreme measures. Paul’s comments came amid ongoing controversies over redistricting battles, including Republican pressures in Indiana and other states like California and Texas, where such political maneuvers are highly contentious.
Rand Paul warns mid-decade redistricting could foment ‘more violence’ in US
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said he is against either party having “zero representation” as a result of redistricting and warned of possible political upheaval as a consequence.
Paul appeared on NBC News’s Meet the Press on Sunday to react to President Donald Trump threatening to endorse primary challengers in the Indiana state Senate as a result of Republican state senators voting against a map that would have created two more GOP-leaning House seats.
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“This is on the negative aspect of both parties doing this [redistricting]: I think that it’s going to lead to more civil tension and possibly more violence in our country, because think about it. If 35% of Texas is Democrat — solidly Democrat — and they have zero representation, or like my state, we’re a very Republican state, but we have one Democrat area in Louisville, and we have a Democrat congressman; we could carve up Louisville and get rid of that one congressman, but how does that make Democrats feel? I think it makes them feel like they’re not represented,” Paul said.
This was a reference to Rep. Morgan McGarvey (D-KY), who was first elected in 2022 to serve Kentucky’s 3rd Congressional District. McGarvey won his election handily with over 60% of the vote in his first win and his subsequent reelection bid. The district hasn’t been represented by a Republican for nearly the last 20 years, when five-term incumbent Rep. Anne Northup lost her reelection in 2006.
“I think that makes people so dissatisfied, they think: ‘Well the electoral process isn’t working any more, maybe we have to resort to other means.’ I don’t want that,” Paul said. “I think there is the potential that when people have no representation that they feel disenfranchised, that it can lead — it might lead — to violence in our country.”
Rand Paul on mid-decade redistricting: “I think it’s gonna lead to more civic tension and possibly more violence in our country. Think about it: if 35% of Texas is solidly Democrat and they have 0 representation, how does that make Democrats feel? I think it makes them feel like… pic.twitter.com/j6BqAuj6fK
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Paul has often bucked his party’s efforts to primary Republican lawmakers, siding with Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) as Trump endorsed a candidate against Massie.
Meanwhile, similar redistricting efforts continue in California, Texas, Missouri, and Utah.
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