The SC Senate had every opportunity to act. Instead, they slow-walked this process until the clock ran out — and now they’re hiding behind excuses.
President Trump was right to call for fair, competitive maps that reflect South Carolina’s conservative values. With the population growth our state has seen and a legal environment far different from when these maps were first drawn, South Carolina should have led on this issue, not run from it.
Florida acted. Tennessee acted. Their maps were upheld today. Meanwhile, the SC Senate delayed, dithered, left town early, and made it easier for Democrats to target Republican seats across the country, all while using a hypothetical Court ruling as a mechanism for inaction.
Let’s be clear about what’s at stake: Democrats want to impeach President Trump, import millions of illegal immigrants, and raise costs on hardworking families through more government regulation.
Voters sent Republicans to Columbia with a supermajority (Trump helped deliver that supermajority) because they expected bold leadership and results — not excuses and procedural games. The SC Senate failed to deliver on that mandate today.