Redistricting Shakeup Could Cut CBC Representation as Democrats Rally
TL;DR
The Congressional Black Caucus may lose up to 19 members as states redraw districts after a Supreme Court ruling narrowing Voting Rights Act protections, a development CBC leaders call devastating and that triggers plans for legal challenges and a strong turnout push on voting-rights to blunt the impact. Southern districts in Louisiana, Alabama, North Carolina, Missouri, Texas, Georgia and South Carolina are among those at risk, prompting Democratic strategy to defend Black representation and potentially affect leadership scenarios like a Black speaker if Democrats win the House.
Topics:nationpolitics#congressional-black-caucus#gerrymandering#politics#redistricting#supreme-court#voting-rights
- Democrats warn a third of the Congressional Black Caucus could be wiped out by redistricting wars NBC News
- Opinion | This Is Getting Dangerous The New York Times
- Opinion | Voting rights are under assault throughout the South — but the people are fighting back MS NOW
- The supreme court’s takedown of American democracy is complete | Austin Sarat The Guardian
- The South rises to suppress Black voters again The Seattle Times
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