#SCOTUS set the stage for #Alabama to get rid of 1 of 2 largely #Black congressional districts before this year’s #midterms, creating an opening for #Republicans to gain an additional #US #House seat in a closely divided chamber.

The decision follows a SCOTUS ruling that struck down a majority-Black US House district in #Louisiana as an “unconstitutional” #RacialGerrymander, significantly weakening the federal #VotingRights Act.

#law #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt
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#Tennessee removes its #black #US House district in #Memphis

#MAGA goons celebrate

"It's rigged why vote"

On the contrary people not #voting got us here as much as MAGA

Getting out of this means many things. But voting is a small effort compared to the other efforts so voices against voting are inauthentic or #troll #psyop

#Hungary had as bad or worse manipulations against #democracy, and look what Hungarians delivered

Are you angry? Do you want to fix this?

#Vote

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#Tennessee enacted new congressional districts Thurs that carve up a Democratic-held, #Black-majority district in #Memphis. The state Democratic Party sued Friday, seeking to prevent the districts from being used until after this year’s elections because of the tight time frame.

Even before #SCOTUS’ ruling, #Republicans & #Democrats were engaged in a #redistricting battle initiated by #Trump, each seeking an edge in the #midterms that will determine control of the closely divided #House.

#law

#Tennessee #Republicans on Wednesday proposed a congressional map aimed at diluting the state’s lone majority #Black district, a swift response to last week’s #SCOTUS ruling that weakened a landmark #VotingRights #law.

The new map slices #Memphis, a majority-Black city, & #ShelbyCounty into 3 districts & likely will give Republicans the ability to flip Tennessee’s lone remaining Democratic seat.

#ElectionLaw #redistricting #gerrymandering #RacialGerrymandering #RepresentationMatters #USpol

#Democratic lawmakers, whose opposition means little under a #Republican supermajority in the state’s General Assembly, & #Black leaders across #Tennessee have compared the effort to carve up the Ninth Congressional District to #JimCrow era voter suppression tactics. They have accused conservatives of a power grab that undermines Black voters in #Memphis, who have long favored #Democrats.

#law #ElectionLaw #SCOTUS #VotingRights #redistricting #RacialGerrymandering #RepresentationMatters

#Republicans Unveil Map Carving Up #Tennessee’s Majority #Black #House District

The General Assembly is expected to quickly approve the map, which slices up Memphis, a majority-Black city that makes up most of the state’s lone #Democratic district.

#law #ElectionLaw #SCOTUS #VotingRights #redistricting #gerrymandering #RacialGerrymandering #RepresentationMatters #TNpol #USpol
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#SCOTUS tosses #Louisiana's congressional map with second majority Black district amid national #redistricting fight

The Supreme Court struck down Louisiana’s second majority Black congressional district in a decision that could open the door for #Republican-led states to eliminate #Black & #Latino electoral districts that tend to favor #Democrats & affect the balance of #power in #Congress.

#law #gerrymandering #VotingRights #RepresentationMatters
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Congrats #portland author, filmmaker, badass MoFo David F. Walker for winning the #oregon Book Award for Graphic Literature.
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Add “Big Jim and the White Boy” to your library To Read list? It is Percival Everett #Black satire funny / thought-provoking.