Posted on 04/29/2026 3:59:10 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
The decision could touch off a scramble by Republicans to redraw majority-minority congressional districts, especially in the South, that could cost many Black Democrats their seats.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday sharply weakened a key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act, a ruling that limits the consideration of race in drawing voting maps and could usher in Republican gains in the House.
The decision is expected to touch off a scramble by Republicans to redraw majority-minority districts, especially in the South. New districts could shift the balance of power in Congress by imperiling the reelection prospects of some Black Democrats, possibly as soon as November’s midterms in some instances. Minority representatives in state legislatures and local offices could also be redistricted out.
The court’s conservative majority found Louisiana unlawfully discriminated by race when it created a second majority-Black congressional district to comply with the VRA. But the court did not strike down the provision, known as Section 2, as unconstitutional as many voting rights advocates had feared. Still, the court’s liberal justices and voting rights experts said it was effectively gutted.
The ruling carries significant symbolic weight, scaling back the last major pillar of a 60-year-old law long considered one of the marquee achievements of the civil rights era. The Voting Rights Act bans discriminatory voting practices such as literacy tests and poll taxes, and has helped greatly increase minority representation in state and federal offices.
In an ideologically divided 6-3 ruling, the conservative justices created a higher bar for the law’s powerful provision that allows states to use race to draw maps that help minority communities elect candidates of their choice. Section 2 is aimed at combating discriminatory gerrymandering that weakens the power of Black, Latino, Native American and Asian voters.
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That's a shame.
Does this mean Mississippi finally has an opening to kick Benny Thompson’s sorry hide to the curb?
One can hope! 🙏🙏🙏
Do it. All of 'em.
Poor WaPo. They aren’t taking this well.
There may be more bad news to come for the Democrats.
“Lawmakers push for special session to redraw Georgia maps after Supreme Court ruling”
“Now, some Republicans are demanding that Gov. Brian Kemp call the legislature back into special session so they can begin that process.
Republican state senator and candidate for lieutenant governor, Greg Dolezal, went on social media to do it.
“The last thing the republicans need to do is be weak-kneed in this moment. This is a time to hold this, a time to be aggressive, and in Georgia, that means calling a special session and redrawing our maps,” Dolezal said.”
Now the Post gives a sh!t. They never said a word when Dems held their illegal “special redistricting elections,” but suddenly they care about democracy. My tagline still rings true.
Alabama needs to claw back that racially gerrymandered 2nd district they were forced to create two elections ago.
The 1965 voting rights act states discrimination based on race is illegal.
The left ran with it and only took one side of the defined word “discrimination”.
Establishing congressional districts based on race also means you cannot give an ADVANTAGE to however the black minority typically votes (Democratic).
The assumed ONLY use of the word “discrimination” at the time the law was passed was to prevent manipulating the boundaries to DISADVANTAGE and neuter the black minority vote.
No discrimination based on race means no advantage OR disadvantage to give the black minority more vote effect OR less vote effect.
No discrimination works both ways.
Agreed! Now is not the time for Republicans to chicken out like they usually do. The left is routed. It’s time to go completely scorched earth on them.
Or as their dear Hakeem Jeffries stated, “Maximum warfare!”
could cost many Black Democrats their seats. you mean the DEI, woke, racist, black plantation owner politician who needs the skittle eating, crumb gathering black population they represent and need to survive will be hurt in all of this?
May be the no kings farce has some substanance to it after all.
An allien from another planet would think from watching the workings of this Country woth all the gib me dat and who gets what; with the Tv and news medum fawning; that we do have a ruling class, the 13 percenters that list as whatever they demand to be refered to as.
It is time for equal footings by all, special treatments has gotten old. Time to assimilate and pull the wagon. Rid ourselves of true minority those who hate our Country.
The SCOTUS finds that "racial division" is not enough to override the constitutional equity of all citizens.
The Supreme Court has ruled that drawing Congressional districts based on race under the Voting Rights Act is UNCONSTITUTIONAL, 6-3 (Apr 29, 2026)
https://twitter.com/nicksortor/status/2049493589047066633
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This is a HUGE win, and could have MASSIVE ramifications for the 2026 midterms
Democrats for YEARS have sued over and over again to FORCE states like Louisiana to create black majority districts
Louisiana’s map has now been thrown out.
If SCOTUS ends up gutting the act, a DOZEN Democrat districts could flip red overnight.
(map examples at the link)
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