“The high court’s ruling confirms that the Republican-controlled legislature used the redistricting process to increase partisan power rather than represent the interests of the people of Alabama. This ruling also makes it clear that the people of Alabama cannot trust the Republican-controlled legislature to draw the lines in a way that honestly represents the public’s interests.

Letting the Republican-controlled legislature re-draw the lines would be like letting the fox back into the hen house! As Minority Leader, I am calling upon the courts to take this matter into their hands and redraw the district lines in a way that honestly represents the people of our state.”

Rep. Craig Ford is a Democrat from Gadsden and the Minority Leader in the Alabama House of Representatives

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