This is actually a good thing.
In Florida, the last time Democrats were in power to redraw Congressional Districts, they created ‘Black Majority’ districts, using some wild lines, some splitting apartment complexes and going down the middle of rivers.
What that caused is they actually took away DEMOCRAT VOTERS from adjacent districts to create these Black Majority Districts, making adjacent districts more REPUBLICAN.
Then when Republicans took over the State Legislature, the Dems fully expected the Republicans to demolish these black districts, but they didn’t.
So don’t fret over Alabama..............................
Given that they are requiring Alabama to draw two majority black districts, and there are only 7 districts to begin with, one of which is majority black, and the rest are held by pubs, I see no way around losing seats. Ditto for SC and LA.
I’d hope TN is safe—and perhaps they can draw even more blacks into Memphis, creating a district that somehow embraces bits and pieces of Memphis, Nashville, Chattanooga, and Knoxville, creating the greated Gerrymander ever.
Georgia, Florida, and North Carolina, on the other hand, could potentially use this to reduce democratic seats, but those aren’t the focus of the ruling. It would be interesting to apply this ruling to Maryland.
I got screwed here in North Texas last year. My district now extends from Northwest Dallas County to Fort Worth. In the process, my congressman is now a Democrat, instead of Beth Van Duyne.
The Republicans have six of those seven safe seats, this is needlessly handing a SAFE seat to the Demonrats. Without the Civil Rights Act, the GOP could draw all 7 to be Republican. This is court-sanctioned stealing by illegal and unconstitutional means.