Conservative Writer Warns Supreme Court Made It Easier For Smart Racists' to Get Away With It'

"If you're a smart racist in the Deep South, you can get away with it now. If you're a dumb racist in the Deep South, you can't. If you are the dumb racist, you're gonna say, We need fewer Black members of the House. You'll talk about your racial motivation out loud, and in that case, under this opinion, once you see explicit racial motivation, you can act."

"The practical result, I think, is going to be that the political gerrymander, even if it almost 100% maps onto race, is going to be acceptable in the absence of a confession of racism."

"You can also be just a partisan Republican. But then the question is, in the absence of a confession of racism, how do you know the difference?"

"Gerrymandering is the concern. Why not just go after gerrymandering and institute some sort of national system that actually fixes the problem?"

The Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana v. Callais permits political gerrymandering that can effectively reduce Black congressional representation. David French argues that smart racists can disguise their intentions by claiming to target Democratic representation instead. This ruling creates a scenario where explicit racial motivations are necessary to challenge gerrymandering, allowing for racial discrimination to persist under a political guise. The conversation also touches on the need for a national system to address gerrymandering directly, highlighting flaws in the civil rights program.

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