On March 13, 2026, a Jackson County, Missouri, judge upheld a GOP-drawn congressional map for the midterms, rejecting a lawsuit by CLC, the ACLU, and the ACLU of Missouri that claimed it violates state compactness rules. The map, influenced by the Trump administration, splits Kansas City to weaken Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s 5th District, potentially shifting Missouri’s delegation to a 7-1 Republican majority.
Plaintiffs criticized the ruling for misapplying the law and ignoring evidence. Cleaver called mid-decade redistricting “very dangerous.” A separate state Supreme Court challenge is ongoing, amid national GOP redistricting pushes in Texas, North Carolina, and Florida, while Democrats gain in California, Virginia, and Utah.
In any case, a viral clip of the map passing stated, “The clerk will close the board and tally the vote with the yeas being 90 and the nays being 65 House Bill one is declared third read and passed. Gentlemen Greene County. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, the next order business.”
Reacting to the major win, Missouri House Speaker Jonathan Patterson (R), said “Today’s decision is consistent with what we have seen from the Supreme Court and from state courts around the country, that congressional districts can be adjusted as the people and their elected representatives see fit, more than once in a decade if needed.
Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Cindy O’Laughlin (R) added, “You can’t bring a knife to a gunfight. And I think that’s why people ultimately said, ‘Well, we need to at least try to do whatever we can to maintain the majority now.’”
Freaking out the far left NGO, the ACLU issued a hysteric, pearl-clutching statement. “We respectfully disagree with the trial court’s ruling, which misapplied the law and overlooked overwhelming evidence that the state’s unprecedented mid-decade congressional map violates the Missouri Constitution’s compactness requirement,” the partisan hacks stated.
The statement added, “Drawn under direct pressure from the Trump administration, the map divides the Kansas City area across multiple sprawling districts in clear violation of that constitutional mandate. If allowed to stand, it would represent a significant setback for fair representation in Missouri.”
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“Moreover, the General Assembly’s recent effort to redraw congressional district lines was unconstitutional from the start. That is because the Missouri Constitution also forbids mid-decade redistricting,” the ACLU alleged.
Still not done, the NGO claimed, “A separate challenge to the map on this basis is currently before the Missouri Supreme Court, and we have submitted an amicus brief urging the high court to rule in accordance with the state constitution and find the map invalid.”
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Concluding their absurd comments, the ACLU stated, “Voters have the right to choose their elected officials under fair maps. Campaign Legal Center, the ACLU Voting Rights Project, and the ACLU of Missouri will continue to fight on behalf of voters in Missouri to ensure that they have an equal say on which elected officials represent them and the issues that matter most to their communities.”
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