• blueduck@piefed.social
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    28 days ago

    It’s actually the opposite. The VRA creating a requirement for a minority district is now unconstitutional, so the LA legislature were “compelled” to eliminate it. And gerrymandering for political reasons is strictly legal, so they can crack the black vote without consequences

    • anomnom@sh.itjust.works
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      27 days ago

      Creating or removing it for race reasons are both illegal.

      Political persuasion isn’t a protected class, even though it is probably fundamental to many people’s identity. For better or worse.