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Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson. Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun by way of Getty Images file
Maryland state Senate President Bill Ferguson, who’s working for re-election, mentioned he feels “great” about the place issues stand right this moment.
“These are really frustrating and hard times for all Americans, but especially for Baltimoreans, because we know our city has been under attack by the Trump administration,” Ferguson mentioned exterior a polling place for right this moment’s primary. “And I’ve been able to talk about the things that we’ve done to protect Marylanders from the chaos.”
NBC News requested Ferguson about how his views on redistricting might have modified for the reason that Supreme Court ruling on the Voting Rights Act in April. Ferguson mentioned Marylanders cannot sit out of the redistricting dialog, however that proper now his focus is on working to place a constitutional modification associated to redistricting on Maryland’s poll in November.
“It’s just about the constitutional amendment; it is not a map itself,” Ferguson mentioned. “We want to see how things play out, give Marylanders a say, and then we’ll reapproach it next session to see what is the best place for Maryland to do to respond to the chaos that’s been unleashed by the Trump administration and by the Supreme Court.”
Ferguson mentioned Democrats must make considerate and purposeful political selections.
“Firefighters don’t fight fire with fire,” Ferguson mentioned. “In fact, they fight it with water, and they put the fire out, and I think that’s because you have to be strategic and thoughtful. You don’t want to burn the house down.”
On right this moment’s wet climate, Ferguson mentioned he hopes it would not diminish turnout.
“This is democracy at its fullest,” Ferguson mentioned. “People have fought and died for the right to vote. Today is the day to exercise that voice for democracy, and so I hope to see you out here.”
