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Did Supreme Court Just Kill Dems’ Efforts
To Racially Gerrymander Midterms? It Sure Did

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Posted By: RockyTCB, 4/30/2026 11:11:39 AM

In a decision that shouldn’t have surprised anyone, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Democrats can no longer create safe electoral fiefdoms based on race to win elections, calling it “racial gerrymandering.” It’s about time. The ruling essentially “neuters,” as some put it, Section 2 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. PJ Media scribe Matt Margolis called the decision “one of the most consequential redistricting decisions in a generation.” That’s not hyperbole. And it was long overdue. While still upholding the landmark Voting Rights Act, a 6-3 conservative majority found that a redrawing of Louisiana’s congressional

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Jethro bo 4/30/2026 12:03:08 PM (No. 2099046)
In addition, this could affect state districting. The South has been under court orders to approve raced based districts for generation. Now, should these quota districts be redrawn? We'll see. But it could change the state level politics drastically in the South.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: felixcat 4/30/2026 12:09:15 PM (No. 2099050)
Hello Dems but it’s not 1965 anymore.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Italiano 4/30/2026 12:10:44 PM (No. 2099052)
If you are a single-issue voter, and that single-issue is how much free (stuff) you can extract from the American taxpayer, the fewer of you parasites that can vote, the better. Not all, but far too many.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: MindMadeUp 4/30/2026 12:28:51 PM (No. 2099055)
Will the Democrat party now ghost the black population like it's a rich boyfriend who suddenly lost all his money?
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Reply 5 - Posted by: Starboard_side 4/30/2026 1:27:08 PM (No. 2099078)
I would hope many of those who've been told they need to have certain representation for the last 50+ years will see actual and meaningful change with new representation.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: Strike3 4/30/2026 2:16:00 PM (No. 2099091)
No need to guess which way Action Jackson voted.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: Venturer 4/30/2026 3:51:41 PM (No. 2099125)
Guess who the three votes were.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: mifla 5/1/2026 9:54:40 AM (No. 2099390)
Means nothing unless the conservative governors get off their butts and take advantage of the supreme court ruling.
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