,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
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,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #aj1 #bjai,mr4
 ,l[5?al 7= himself & ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick7
 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives t congressional      
r$i/rict+ %\ld be re=m$ to remove       
political g]rym&]+4  ,:]eas political   
g]rym&]+ occurs :5 politicians draw _!  
own congressional di/rict l9es to       
protect _! self-int]e/ at ! exp5se (    
creat+ di/ricts t reflect communities ( 
int]e/2 ,:]eas political g]rym&]+ c     
result 9 decreas$ electoral competition 
betwe5 congressional c&idates1 & 9 turn 
decreas$ responsiv5ess by ,memb]s (     
,congress to _! vot]s' int]e/s2 ,:]eas  
political g]rym&]+ c be us$ to split or 
pack c]ta9 demographic & political gr\ps
 into congressional di/ricts 9 ord] to  
disproportionately dim9i% _!            
repres5tation 9 ,congress2 ,:]eas       
political g]rym&]+ c be us$ to protect !

 majority p>ty & puni% ! m9ority p>ty2  
,:]eas political g]rym&]+ c decrease    
,am]icans' fai? & tru/ 9 congressional  
elections2 ,:]eas political g]rym&]+ is 
g5]ally h>mful to our democracy2 ,:]eas 
_m ,/ates h tak5 great /rides to        
ameliorate political g]rym&]+1 rang+ f  
,hawaii & ,cali=nia to ,arizona & ,ohio2
 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,con/itution    
provides ! au?ority = ,congress to      
regulate elections & r$i/rict+2 & ,:]eas
 ! ,supreme ,c\rt has affirm$ ,congress'
 au?ority provid$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,con/itution to regulate elections &    
r$i/rict+3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t x is !   
s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t      
congressional r$i/rict+ %\ld be re=m$ to
 remove political g]rym&]+4