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fromSlate Magazine
2 days ago

Democrats Have One Brutal Path to Survival if the Supreme Court Kills the Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court's evident commitment to eviscerating what remains of the Voting Rights Act appears certain to hand an electoral bonanza to Republicans. If the Republican-appointed justices end federal protections for minority representation, as they sounded eager to do during Wednesday's arguments in Callais v. Louisiana, Southern states can quickly gerrymander Black and brown communities into oblivion. The resulting maps will hand white voters almost total control over these states' congressional maps,
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fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

The Framers wanted the House closest to the people. Redistricting may undermine that

Mid-decade redistricting fights, sparked by Texas Republicans and countered by California Democrats, could reshape congressional control and weaken voter representation and the House's constitutional role.
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fromIntelligencer
1 month ago

The Nightmare Redistricting Scenario for Democrats

Republican-led mid-decade redistricting aims to net multiple House seats while Democrats face legal and geographic limits to countering those efforts.
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fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

How gerrymandering became a blood sport

Texas Democrats fled the state to block GOP redistricting efforts, prompting civil arrest warrants from Republicans.
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