This is big, really big, as they say, given that the Democrats over decades have drawn districts based purely on race, a big no-no from SCOTUS. You don’t force reverse racism to fix past racism. For many years, the starting point of this “prejudicial” districting started with Eric Holder from the Obama days, and many states gerrymandered by race.
People are slowly waking up to how the Democrats took and maintained power for decades, resulting in someone like Jasmine Crockett getting elected purely from the power of DEI gerrymandering. Her seat is being abolished, and she will be gone, rich, of course, like all politicians.
The game of gerrymandering has just changed, and it puts the Democrats in a difficult position because they have to prove race was not a determinant in the decision. All IMO.
“The Supreme Court ruling that gives states more authority to ditch racially gerrymandered districts has spurred last-minute redistricting pushes in Alabama, Louisiana, New York and Tennessee.
The high court ruling has kicked off a flurry of redistricting in red states seeking to undo racially gerrymandered districts that favor Democrats.
Democrats say they are ready to “respond decisively” to the Supreme Court decision and have called on New York to undergo a last-minute map change that would likely eliminate several GOP seats.
The back-and-forth landed in the Alabama legislature on Monday, where lawmakers initiated a special session to consider last-minute changes to the state’s congressional district lines.
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The Tennessee legislature is slated to convene beginning Tuesday to consider redrawn congressional district lines that would eliminate the state’s only remaining Democrat-leaning district.
“We owe it to Tennesseans to ensure our congressional districts accurately reflect the will of Tennessee voters,” said Gov. Bill Lee, a Republican.
The Supreme Court’s April 29 decision struck down a racially gerrymandered congressional district in Louisiana by ruling the Voting Rights Act can’t be used to force states to add more minority districts to their maps unless there is clear evidence of racial discrimination.
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, New York Democrat, said Monday he has directed Rep. Joseph Morelle, a member of the U.S. House and the former New York State Assembly Majority Leader, to meet with state leaders Tuesday. They’ll discuss redrawing New York’s congressional districts “for the balance of the decade,” in response to the Supreme Court’s decision and Florida’s recent GOP-led redistricting.
Democrats currently occupy 16 U.S. House seats and Republicans hold 10 seats in New York.”