How about pulling together for fair representation?

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We draft these comments after church this past Sunday morning, having heard a powerful message focused on God’s grace and the importance of ending division.

We firmly believe in fairness, unity and the basic tenets of democracy. We were thus elated to hear the N.C. Supreme Court’s call for redrawing of proposed legislative and congressional districts which would have further divided us and jeopardized such cornerstones of democracy as equality, citizenship and voting rights.

It was disappointing, though, that the court’s decision was not unanimous.

Rather than focusing on how to get more justices elected to allow gerrymandered districts, we are praying for reasoned citizens to demand an end to such efforts that discriminate and spur division.

In 2022, let’s pull together and create a nonpartisan path forward in North Carolina that can serve as a model for the nation in offering fair representation. Let’s defend democratic values for today and future generations.

Dawn and Dennis Streets
Pittsboro