田纳西州共和党批准新的国会选区图，将孟菲斯分裂，州代表呼吁脱离
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Memphis, Tenn. State Rep. Antonio Parkinson called this week for Memphis and surrounding West Tennessee counties to secede from Tennessee and form a new state after the Tennessee GOP supermajority approved a congressional map Thursday that splits Memphis into three districts. Parkinson made the proposal during a legislative hearing and reiterated it Friday on Action News 5's A Better Memphis broadcast. The Thursday vote prompted protests at the state capitol and promises of legal action from Democratic lawmakers, with State Rep. Jesse Chism calling the split evidence of racial targeting and House Speaker Cameron Sexton defending the map as population-based; Parkinson urged convening legal scholars and constitutional attorneys to explore options while affected members, including U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen and State Rep. Justin Pearson, no longer reside in the new District 9.
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Timeline of Events
- 星期四：田纳西州共和党超级多数派批准国会地图，将孟菲斯分为三个选区。
- 星期四：州议会大厦发生抗议活动，民主党议员承诺提起法律诉讼。
- 星期四（投票后听证会）：州代表安东尼奥·帕金森公开呼吁孟菲斯脱离田纳西州。
- 星期四下午：孟菲斯市领导人在市中心揭幕了凯文·凯恩的荣誉街道标志。
- 星期五：帕金森在 Action News 5 广播中重申并扩大了他的分裂提议，提议建立一个西田纳西州。
Why This Matters to You
这次重新划分选区可能会改变代表您参加国会的人选。这也可能会影响地方政策和资金。如果您在孟菲斯或西田纳西州，请关注事态发展。查看您目前的代表是谁，以及这些变化可能会如何影响您。
The Bottom Line
重新划分选区是一个复杂的过程，未来可能面临法律诉讼。孟菲斯从田纳西州分离是一个大胆的提议，但其可行性尚不清楚。请随时了解您当地的政治动态。如果您认识受影响地区的人，转发此信息很有价值。
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共和党州议员获得了新国会选区图的批准，他们表示该地图反映了人口和政治因素的考虑，可能会加强共和党在田纳西州国会代表团中的选举前景。
孟菲斯居民，特别是黑人社区，在新地图将该市划分为三个国会选区后，面临投票权被稀释的问题，引发了民主党议员和民权倡导者的抗议和计划中的法律挑战。
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