Washington, April 10 -- Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr issued the following news release:
Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement calling out state legislative actions that attempt to remove duly elected individuals, warning that such efforts strike at the very heart of American democracy:
"Legislation that seeks to eliminate an office after the people have already spoken at the ballot box is not just misguided. It is a direct affront to the very core of our democracy.
"History reminds us that this is not new.
"In the aftermath of Reconstruction, African Americans who were duly elected were too often denied the right to serve. Voices chosen by the people were silenced, not by voters, but by systems...