Republican lawmakers in Virginia are sparking outrage for pushing through a controversial gerrymandering bill while one of its members was away. On Monday — a federal holiday and the day of President Obama’s inauguration — the Virginia Senate approved a measure to redraw the state’s electoral map in a way that could turn the current 20-20 split with Democrats into a decisive Republican majority. The bill was approved by one vote because Democratic State Senator Henry Marsh was out of state attending the inauguration in Washington. A recent internal report by the Republican State Leadership Committee boasted that the party maintained its House majority by gerrymandering congressional districts in traditionally Democratic states.