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- politics@lemmy.world
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/55106076
Many experts are forecasting the end of a key provision of election law — enabling Republicans to shore up their advantage in the House, according to a new report.
Ahead of the court’s Oct. 15 rehearing of Louisiana v. Callais — a case that has major implications for the VRA — two voting rights groups are sounding the alarm, warning that eliminating Section 2, a provision that prohibits racial gerrymandering when it dilutes minority voting power, would let Republicans redraw up to 19 House seats to favor the party and crush minority representation in Congress.
Bye bye free and fair elections by the midterms! And people called me crazy for predicting this.
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Now the SCOTUS is siding against the Civil Rights Act? JFC how the hell do so many people allow this to happen.
Sooo many steps along the road to disaster. Just wrt the supreme court: Democrats allowed it when they didn’t shut down the government over the Republicans refusing to let Obama seat a Supreme Court judge for almost a year, which was legally his right and responsibility. RBG gave the conservatives another supreme court pick by selfishly refusing to retire (into her late 80s and very ill health) because she specifically wanted to see a female president nominate her replacement. The voters set it in stone by lapping up the dumbest presidential candidate of all time, voting for Trump’s first presidency. Biden later pussed out on intervening by not even attempting to expand the court, which has precedence.
Etc. Etc. Etc.
The supreme court is set to be highly friendly to corporations, highly conservative and religious for the next 30 years or so, at minimum.
Rhetorical question, Farley.
Cannot stress enough how much Democratic states need to stop fucking around and get moving. It’s literal survival at stake here. If you do not follow suit and start a redistricting campaign of your own then everyone is screwed forever.
More bargaining from someone who thinks Democrats can save us. Even if they regain power, they’re moving to the right in lockstep with the GOP. We have the GOP of a couple of decades ago vs literal Nazis, and the pendulum will no “swing back” through elections
My guy, please stay up to date. Republicans will be in power for decades to come (legitimately or not). Americans are more than screwed. We are talking about concentration camps for minorities, non-Christians, homeless, disabled, trans and autistic people.
At this point, there is no position so indefensible and abhorrent that I would bet against the Supreme Court ruling in favor of it.
But I couldn’t vote for Harris because she hated the voters.
Don’t forget mumblemumble genocide
<yawn> Oh, another loser trying to stir shit up and divide the left. So original.
The economy stupid! The economy was bad and Democrats lost to the right and left as a result. Rule friggin one of electoral politics cannot be ignored.
