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Was the Supreme Court right to rule against Alabama redistricting? The Serious You: How Current Events Affect You
Poll Question From Showtalk
Jun-8
Was the Supreme Court right to rule against Alabama redistricting?
- Yes, communities of color deserve like representation5
votes
- No, districting is not decided by race3
votes
- Not legally but I agree with the SCOTUS decision anyway0
votes
- I don't know1
vote
- Other0
votes
From: Showtalk
Jun-8
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US Supreme Court backs Alabama Black voters, bolsters civil rights law
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday handed a major victory to Black voters who challenged a Republican-drawn electoral map in Alabama, finding the state violated a landmark law prohibiting racial discrimination in voting and paving the way for a second congressional district with a Black majority or close to it.
Read more from ReutersFrom: The_Rock (JABRONI256)
Jun-8
Yes, redistricting has been used to nullify minorities before and will always be used in this way in the future unless you legislated against.
From: Showtalk
Jun-8
This is far more racist than anything that was set up before. They have actually isolated Blacks from the rest of their state by doing this and have limited their representation rather than advance it. It has essentially segregated Black voters into one congressional district. That itself is racist and should offend everyone. Clarence Thomas spelled it out in his objection. The Voting Rights Act applies only to the ability of people of different races to get to the polls. It does not cover how they are represented. The decision today violates the intent of the Constitution.
- Edited June 8, 2023 10:46 pm by Showtalk
From: The_Rock (JABRONI256)
Jun-8
Showtalk said:Clarence Thomas spelled it out in his objection
The Clarence Thomas who appears to not be the most ethically inclined of any Supreme Court Justice maybe ever? Yeah, I'll be sure to take his opinion at face value.
From: Showtalk
Jun-9
The racist attacks on Thomas are so offensive, we are not going to discuss them here. I’m out.
From: $1,661.87 in cats (ROCKETMAN_S)
Jun-11
Gerrymandering, regardless of which side does it, is wrong and tends to skew various districts disproportionately to the side in power.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/geometry-reveals-the-tricks-behind-gerrymandering/
From: Showtalk
Jun-11
It’s supposed to be a system that represents the best interests of voters in their own districts.
From: WALTER784
Jun-11
Showtalk said...
It’s supposed to be a system that represents the best interests of voters in their own districts.
And government is supposed to work for the people... but sadly, neither of those are true!
In government, rarely are things the way they're supposed to be. In fact, almost 99.9% of the time, they're the exact opposite of what they should be.
FWIW