Friday, March 2, 2012

Twilight of the Voting Rights Act

It?s possible, of course, that it thought the maps were just fine. While many believe packing contradicts the spirit of Section 5, it?s not prohibited per se. If anything, it provides near-certainty that at least some minorities will be elected to Congress and the statehouse. In Georgia, it?s white Democrats who are likely to be squeezed out as previously diverse districts become whiter and more conservative. The upshot is that black legislators may end up as a powerless Democratic minority in the Statehouse. So is that racial discrimination, or just gerrymandering as usual?

Source: http://feeds.slate.com/click.phdo?i=ad53bda3f2fac84929c9f648dafa1d6a

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