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no_hypocrisy

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3. What I don't get is Louisiana has six congressional districts and

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri May 1, 2026, 05:21 PM

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only two were dominated by African-American representatives. That leaves "white" districts with a 2/3 majority in Congress.

The SCOTUS controversy seems nakedly like a power-grab with the intention of eliminating ALL non-white congressional districts.

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