The United States Supreme Court has knocked another peg out of the legalized racism instituted by progressive election law, ordering Louisiana to redraw its congressional map in a landmark voting rights decision.<\/strong><\/p>\n On Wednesday, the Court dealt a blow<\/a> to a key provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965<\/a>, siding with Louisiana Republicans and President Donald Trump\u2019s administration by blocking an electoral map that created a second majority-black congressional district.<\/strong><\/p>\n In a 6\u20133 decision, the justices upheld a lower court ruling that found the map unconstitutional. The dispute centered on whether the districts amounted to race-based gerrymandering, with the lower court concluding that race played too large a role in how the map was drawn \u2014 violating the Constitution\u2019s guarantee of equal protection.<\/strong><\/p>\n The article concludes:<\/p>\n The stakes extend well beyond Louisiana<\/a>. Historically, the party that controls the White House tends to lose House seats in midterm elections. With Republicans holding a narrow majority, any shift in how districts are drawn could play a significant role in determining control of the chamber.<\/strong><\/p>\n The ruling follows years of legal battles over Louisiana\u2019s congressional map and broader disputes over race-based redistricting, which critics argue amounts to legalized racism, while supporters say it is necessary to ensure fair representation under the Voting Rights Act.<\/strong><\/p>\n Following the 2020 census, Republican lawmakers redrew the state\u2019s map so that black voters made up a majority in just one district, despite accounting for roughly one-third of the population. In 2022, a group of black voters filed a lawsuit<\/a> under the Voting Rights Act, arguing the map diluted their political influence by concentrating many black voters into a single district while spreading others across the remaining districts.<\/strong><\/p>\n Can we please get to the point where we vote for candidates because of their qualifications and their ability to do the job–not for any other reason? I would also like to mention that gerrymandering has become a national sport. The New England states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut range from about 35 to 48 percent Republican. They do not have one Republican representative in the U.S. House of Representatives. Congressional districts need to reflect the voters in their state.<\/p>\n When Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his famous I Have A Dream Speech at the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963, he stated, “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NewEnglandReps.jpg\")
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