REPAIR Initiative Condemns Georgia General Assembly for Punting on Congressional Redistricting Despite Callais Ruling
House and Senate Republican leadership pull redistricting from special session agenda, leaving unconstitutional maps in place; REPAIR Initiative says delay invites more litigation, not less
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 19, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The REPAIR Initiative is criticizing the Georgia General Assembly for abandoning plans to redraw the state’s congressional map during a special session on June 17, despite the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais and Governor Brian Kemp’s own proclamation that convened lawmakers specifically to take up redistricting.
The REPAIR Initiative is calling on Georgia legislative leadership to reverse course and return redistricting to the special session agenda, or to commit publicly to a near-term special session dedicated solely to bringing the state’s congressional map into compliance. The REPAIR Initiative warned that the Assembly’s decision to defer redistricting does not insulate the state from legal exposure.
Strategic Counsel Marshall Yates gave this statement:
“The Georgia General Assembly ought to be ashamed. Their cowardice will go down as one of the biggest blunders following the Callais decision. Georgia lawmakers were called to Atlanta for exactly this purpose, but instead they immediately surrendered to the radical racial agitators protesting outside the State Capitol.
Inaction is not a defense, it’s pathetic. By refusing to fix Georgia’s Congressional districts, the Georgia General Assembly has surrendered to the radical racial activists who benefit from the status quo. Surrendering to the left doesn’t make the redistricting problem go away, it only empowers Hakeem Jeffries, Marc Elias, and Eric Holder.”
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See video of Georgia Speaker of the House surrendering to liberal activists. Speaker Burns is then met with loud applause from the protestors, which he responds with a ‘thank you’ and big smile.