Louisiana senate passes bill to eliminate one of two majority-Black congressional districts
If state’s house passes bill, redrawn map could could give state Republicans a 5-1 congressional majority
On Thursday, the Louisiana state senate voted 27-10 to pass a new congressional map that would eliminate one of the state’s two majority-Black House districts. The resulting map could give Louisiana Republicans a 5-1 congressional majority.
The supreme court’s recent decision in Louisiana v Callais, a case that centered on the state’s congressional maps, severely weakened the Voting Rights Act (VRA). The fallout from the decision was swift, with several other southern states calling special sessions to pass redistricting maps that would limit Black voting power.
If if state’s house passes bill, redrawn map could could give state Republicans a 5-1 congressional, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
So the bottom line is on Thursday, the Louisiana state senate voted 27-10 to pass a new congressional map that would eliminate one of the state’s two majority-Black House districts. Wonder how this will land.
Basically on Thursday, the Louisiana state senate voted 27-10 to pass a new congressional map that would eliminate one of the state’s two majority-Black House districts. What matters is whether anything changes because of it.
Reading that on Thursday, the Louisiana state senate voted 27-10 to pass a new congressional map that would eliminate one of the state’s two majority-Black House districts — hard to argue with the logic there.
Reading that the supreme court’s recent decision in Louisiana v Callais, a case that centered on the state’s congressional maps, severely weakened the Voting Rights Act (VRA) — hard to argue with the logic there.
Basically if state’s house passes bill, redrawn map could could give state Republicans a 5-1 congressional. What matters is whether anything changes because of it.
On one hand on Thursday, the Louisiana state senate voted 27-10 to pass a new congressional map that would eliminate one of the state’s two majority-Black House districts. But at the same time the supreme court’s recent decision in Louisiana v Callais, a case that centered on the state’s congressional maps, severely weakened the Voting Rights Act (VRA).
The bigger issue here is if state’s house passes bill, redrawn map could could give state Republicans a 5-1 congressional. That changes the calculation.
The detail about the supreme court’s recent decision in Louisiana v Callais, a case that centered on the state’s congressional maps, severely weakened the Voting Rights Act (VRA) is something people should sit with.
On one hand the supreme court’s recent decision in Louisiana v Callais, a case that centered on the state’s congressional maps, severely weakened the Voting Rights Act (VRA). But at the same time if state’s house passes bill, redrawn map could could give state Republicans a 5-1 congressional.
Basically the supreme court’s recent decision in Louisiana v Callais, a case that centered on the state’s congressional maps, severely weakened the Voting Rights Act (VRA). What matters is whether anything changes because of it.
Louisiana Republicans is in a tough spot here, curious how they navigate it.
What stands out is on Thursday, the Louisiana state senate voted 27-10 to pass a new congressional map that would eliminate one of the state’s two majority-Black House districts. That is the part worth paying attention to.
What stands out is the supreme court’s recent decision in Louisiana v Callais, a case that centered on the state’s congressional maps, severely weakened the Voting Rights Act (VRA). That is the part worth paying attention to.
Think about it: the supreme court’s recent decision in Louisiana v Callais, a case that centered on the state’s congressional maps, severely weakened the Voting Rights Act (VRA). That speaks volumes.