The battle over congressional district lines in Louisiana involves how much states should weigh race. The state's new map has been called 'morally repugnant.'
  • disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    32.8% of Louisiana residents are black. There are six voting districts in Louisiana. A fifth grader could do that math.

    The NAACP had to fight all the way to the Supreme Court to get a second district with black majority representation.

    Gerrymandering needs to go.