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In reply to the discussion: The nation is back to accomodating the white majority, enabling the disadvantaging of all other race groups [View all]electric_blue68
(27,128 posts)15. Missed the SC ruling that prohibits Civil Rights group suing in regards to VRA sec 2 said discriminations back then...
but I remember previously to that -when they got rid of the pre-clearence rules re map redrawing that applied to certain States. Not good!
Now they won't allow this redrawn 2nd Minority Majority district in Louisiana?
[case brought by "Non-African Americans" (in explaination)- oh, gimme a break; white people most likely!]
My underline
"The Court held that race-conscious remedies, such as creating a majority-minority district to correct vote dilution, violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution abcnews.com"
My [ ]s
If there's no way African-Americans can get "equal protection" for voting then; "creating a [extra] majority-minority district to correct vote dilution" is needed.
Arg! Effing 6-3 SC decision.
Having to climb back up the more potential voting discrimination hill.
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The nation is back to accomodating the white majority, enabling the disadvantaging of all other race groups [View all]
bigtree
Wednesday
OP
Excellent from Wendell Phillips: "Governments exist to protect the rights of minorities..."
erronis
Wednesday
#3
What a wise observation. I wonder if that is widely held amongst the legal academics.
erronis
Wednesday
#7
Up next, they will try to make segregation in education, housing, and work legal again.
ShazamIam
Wednesday
#5
Oh, yes - of course. And then remove that pesky amendment about women's rights.
erronis
Wednesday
#8
I agree it is likely, they can claim the original documents don't include women and the amendments that recognize women
ShazamIam
Wednesday
#9
I am loving that there are 4 women on the U.S. Supreme Court even if one of them is a conservative.
ShazamIam
Thursday
#16
Missed the SC ruling that prohibits Civil Rights group suing in regards to VRA sec 2 said discriminations back then...
electric_blue68
Wednesday
#15
It's one thing to reverse precedent. But it's another thing to strike down established legislation
Buckeyeblue
Yesterday
#31
The MAGAts aren't real crazy about women of any color either. F*ck all of them.
Greybnk48
Yesterday
#32
The nation is back to accommodating the morbidly wealthy, white, male robber barons.
debsy
23 hrs ago
#37