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The logic of the racist Supreme Court isn’t adding up
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The court’s dismantling of the Voting Rights Act disregards some obvious math.
Key facts
- So a statewide population of 30 percent will now have their voting preferences reflected in 17 percent of the state’s districts
- Close watchers of the Supreme Court knew that the conservative supermajority was about to murder what was left of the Voting Rights Act
- The state of Louisiana, which is around 30 percent Black, has six districts
- That is two out of six districts; approximately 33 percent of the districts, you might say
Summary
Close watchers of the Supreme Court knew that the conservative supermajority was about to murder what was left of the Voting Rights Act. The state of Louisiana, which is around 30 percent Black, has six districts. So a statewide population of 30 percent will now have their voting preferences reflected in 17 percent of the state’s districts. Theoretically, voting is more subtle than race. A vote for Donald Trump is a vote for school shootings and measles.