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Tennessee lawmaker calls for Memphis to secede over redistricting
Key takeaways
- The map Lee approved carves up the state s only majority-Black district and threatens the lone Democrat in Tennessee s nine-member delegation.
- Let Memphis secede from the state of Tennessee, state Rep.
- Parkinson, who represents part of Shelby County, which includes Memphis, told the Memphis-based outlet WMC-TV that the redistricting was no longer simply about maps.
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Bill Lee (R).
The map Lee approved carves up the state s only majority-Black district and threatens the lone Democrat in Tennessee s nine-member delegation. It was quickly passed by the state s House and Senate on Thursday.
Let Memphis secede from the state of Tennessee, state Rep. Antonio Parkinson (D) said, according to reporting from The Tennessean. Let my people go. I m dead-a– serious. If you re constantly beating on us, let us out.
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