Sen. Raphael Warnock Says Supreme Court's Voting Rights Decision "Poured Fuel on This Redistricting Arms Race"

Sen. Raphael Warnock says Supreme Court's voting rights decision "poured fuel on this redistricting arms race"

Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia called the Supreme Court's decision last week to strike down Louisiana's congressional map and weaken the Voting Rights Act "a massive and devastating blow."

Senate Democrat on redistricting: ‘Politicians are picking their voters’

Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) on Sunday slammed the Supreme Court for striking down Louisiana’s congressional maps this week, arguing the national redistricting push is allowing lawmakers to choose their voters rather than upholding the democratic process.  “Gerrymandering turns our elections on its head, so that rather than the people picking their politicians or their public…

How redistricting and the Supreme Court have cut voters out of US House races

By Joseph Ax May 3 (Reuters) – The number of competitive U.S. House of Representatives districts in this fall’s midterm elections was already near historic lows before the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on Wednesday opened the door to even more aggressive efforts to draw district lines for political gain. The court’s ruling, which arrived amid what was already an unprecedented national fight over congressional redistricting, may usher in a new er…

The Supreme Court is broken & it’s stopping us from fixing it

This week, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Louisiana v. Callais, delivering a fatal blow to the Voting Rights Act. That decision shows just how broken the Court is, as its decision was undoubtedly political. But more than that, it is also enabling redistricting that might prevent Democrats from ever getting a chance to fix the Supreme Court or the country. In brief, the 6-3 decision ordered Louisiana to redraw its congressional map…

Supreme Court decision in Louisiana opens door to redistricting battles all over America

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields, D-Baton Rouge, likely won’t be only House member affected by the Supreme Court’s decision last week to effectively eliminate his minority-majority congressional district.

MACDONALD: "Race" and Redistricting

Is there a court left for the Democrats to run to after the US Supreme Court’s redistricting ruling in Louisiana v. Callais? Racially gerrymandered congressional districts are illegal. The Voting Rights Act, the very thing the Dems have used to waterboard extra seats in Congress in the name of civil rights, is now their worst ... Read more The post MACDONALD: “Race” and Redistricting appeared first on Granite Grok.