Thousands of people filled the Missouri Capitol on Wednesday to protest Republican-led redistricting. The protest opposed the Republican plan to gerrymander the state and make it harder for voter-led constitutional amendments to pass. STLPR’s Jason Rosenbaum discusses anti-redistricting protest at Missouri Capitol Listen • 6:54

The Missouri House passed both the proposal to make it more difficult to pass some constitutional amendments and the redistricting map that would split the Kansas City metro into three districts and consolidate St. Louis into a smaller district. Both measures are now in the hands of the Senate, where Democratic lawmakers are gearing up for a filibuster.

Protesters gathered outside the Capitol before filling the rotunda and the floors above. Terrenc

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