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.
Louisiana Republicans has been vocal about this, good to see them staying on it.
Think about it: if state’s house passes bill, redrawn map could could give state Republicans a 5-1 congressional. That speaks volumes.
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.
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.
Reading that if state’s house passes bill, redrawn map could could give state Republicans a 5-1 congressional — hard to argue with the logic there.
Considering if state’s house passes bill, redrawn map could could give state Republicans a 5-1 congressional, it raises some real questions about what happens next.
The detail about if state’s house passes bill, redrawn map could could give state Republicans a 5-1 congressional is something people should sit with.
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.
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.
In other words 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. Curious to see how this develops.
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.
Considering 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), it raises some real questions about what happens next.
Still waiting to hear what Louisiana Republicans actually plans to do about it.
On one hand if state’s house passes bill, redrawn map could could give state Republicans a 5-1 congressional. But at the same time 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.
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).