Jackson Jambalaya

 First Consul Tate Reeves had a few things to say about redistricting on social media this afternoon: 

As I said last week, there are a lot of moving parts and complexities to consider with respect to the next steps on redistricting in (at least) three separate and distinct areas:

1) Legislative;

2) Judicial; and

3) Congressional.

Each of these requires thoughtful consideration of all potential cause and affects and, in some cases, may even require further clarity from the courts.

Today, we got an additional piece of judicial clarity as the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the 2025 order of the lower court requiring Mississippi to redraw three state legislative districts. The U.S. Supreme Court has again recognized that race may not be considered in drawing legislative maps. They also remanded this case back to the original three judge panel - an opinion that we believe ultimately results in the 2022 legislative maps being reinstated.

This opinion and decision is another win for the principle that all Americans are created equal.

In Mississippi, we have much more work to do to get our maps fully fixed (in all three areas mentioned above) after years of unconstitutional requirements placed on the state by the lower courts. But… today is another good day for Mississippi and America!