At a conference of religious conservatives last week, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina inaccurately described a Democratic proposal to have independent state commissions, rather than state politicians, draw the boundaries of congressional districts.

The proposal to transform the redistricting process is part of Democrats’ For the People Act, a sweeping elections and ethics bill that the House of Representatives passed in March and that the Senate is planning to consider this week.

Graham said that the bill – which is, at present, highly unlikely to get the 60 Senate votes required under current rules to overcome a filibuster – would “change America forever.”