A GUEST EDITORIAL by Delegate Jeff Ghrist, Republican member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 36 (Caroline, Cecil, Kent & Queen Anne’s Counties) since January 14, 2015. Ghrist is known for his fiscal conservatism and advocacy for rural communities. He is one of the most senior Republicans in the General Assembly and sits on the Appropriations Committee.
The map above is an approximation based on stated proposals by Maryland Democrats.
Maryland Democrats are calling a special session August 3–5 for one reason and that is to change the rules before they break them.
For centuries, redistricting has followed clear standards.
1. Equal population
2. Contiguous districts
3. Compact maps
4. Respect for communities of interest
Maryland Democrats know the maps they want to draw violate those principles, so instead of following the law, they’re trying to rewrite it.
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Their plan? Stitch together places like Columbia with the Eastern Shore while carving rural Cecil County out of District 1. Their plan is to dilute rural voices and dismantle real communities to serve a partisan agenda.
Let’s be crystal clear. This isn’t reform! It’s an attempt to rig the system and avoid getting sued for it.
At the same time, the Governor has sadly but not surprisingly injected race into the debate. He is dividing Marylanders instead of defending a fair and constitutional process.
The Democrats in leadership are no better than those they are criticizing in other states.
This is about power and not the best interests of Marylanders. Marylanders should be outraged.
