Lawmakers must adopt a new map after the high court in June affirmed a three-judge panel's ruling that Alabama’s existing congressional map likely violated the Voting Rights Act.

Alabama Republicans, under orders of the U.S. Supreme Court to redraw congressional districts to give minority voters a greater voice in elections, rejected calls Monday to craft a second majority-Black district and proposed a map testing the judges’ directive.

  • @assassin_aragornEnglish
    8•1 year ago

    There was a great quote in the article pointing out that throughout history, the majority white Alabama legislature has had to be forced by courts to do the right thing.

    It’s an extremely subtle but intense attack. They’re basically saying that the behavior of Alabama Republicans is no different from their predecessors who wanted to preserve slavery and Jim Crow. Course, the legislature probably sees it as a badge of honor – until Gen Z comes around to the poll booth.

    Not to mention, I don’t think Republicans want to exactly suggest ignoring the supreme court right now. There’s a laundry list of decisions for liberals to ignore in that case.