Eric Holder on Obama’s return: ‘He’s ready to roll’
On Tuesday, Eric Holder said that former president Barack Obama is getting ready to return to politics and take on gerrymandering with Holder alongside the new National Democratic Redistricting Committee, which Holder was asked to chair last year by Obama.
“It’s coming. He’s coming,” Holder said. “And he’s ready to roll.”
Holder said that throughout the NDRC’s efforts to deal with the disadvantages of redistricting and gerrymandering, Obama “will be a more visible part of the effort.” The committee hopes to work toward nonpartisan district-drawing commissions in an effort to create voting districts that more accurately reflect the population.
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“This is really a battle for our democracy,” Holder said. “The notion that people are denied their ability to cast a meaningful vote … is inconsistent with who we say we are, inconsistent with what we say our democracy is about.”
During his comments, Holder admitted that it would be more difficult for the committee to meet its goals with Jeff Sessions as the new attorney general. He admitted that while “it would be good to have the Justice Department on our side … it doesn’t mean that the argument can’t be made, and can’t be made well.”
