Are Republican Perspectives Being Overlooked?

In a recent discussion on Breitbart News Saturday, Indiana state Senator Liz Brown shed light on the critical redistricting efforts underway in her state. During her conversation with Matthew Boyle, the Washington Bureau Chief of Breitbart News, Brown emphasized the significance of these efforts, particularly highlighting the lack of representation for conservative and Republican voices in the nation’s capital.

Brown explained that redistricting in Indiana isn’t just about choosing which representatives are sent from the state; it concerns the broader picture of national representation. “We must understand that the representatives we send from Indiana are part of the 435 members in Congress who represent the entire nation,” she remarked, stressing the importance of balanced representation.

She pointed out the disparities in representation by comparing Indiana to other states. “When you look at states like Massachusetts and Connecticut, where the proportion is about 60% Democrats to 40% Republicans, yet they have no Republican representatives. Meanwhile, Indiana, with a similar ratio favoring Republicans, was still sending two Democrats to Congress,” she noted. “The voices of conservatives and Republicans are being drowned out in Washington, D.C. It’s a wake-up call for us,” Brown asserted.

Further discussing the legal framework surrounding the issue, Brown mentioned that Indiana lawmakers are currently at a standstill. They await a special session, which can only be convened by Indiana Governor Mike Braun, before any legislative action can proceed on redistricting.

Brown went on to explain that “legally” lawmakers in Indiana are unable to do anything until Indiana Gov. Mike Braun (R) calls them back in for a special session.

“Everyone in the process has been very respectful about it, and patient,” Brown said, adding that her understanding was that the 70 Republican representatives in Indiana’s House were “ready to go.”

“It’s just a matter of us getting the votes in the Senate, and I’m confident when the bill’s on the floor, that it’s going to pass,” Brown said.

Brown went on to explain how once the Indiana House and Senate passes the bill for redistricting in the state, Braun will sign it and lawmakers can also “put an emergency act inside the bill so that [it] becomes effective immediately.”

“It’s not complicated, it’s just a matter of the governor using the power he has to call us back, and us getting down there — and that takes some time…….to figure out, because we are part-time legislators, so people have jobs and obligations and things like that.”