re: Supreme Court rules in favor of Black voters in Alabama redistricting case

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We select members of Congress based upon geographic Districts. If a minority population is evenly-distributed throughout the State, they should not be GUARANTEED even one representative.

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If I am understanding correctly(at times I don't..lol)they are wanting to change the physical lines of the districts in order to include more black majority districts. I doubt there is any fair way to do this without either side not complaining of bias.

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We don't have a Parliamentary system. We select members of Congress based upon geographic Districts. If a minority population is evenly-distributed throughout the State, they should not be GUARANTEED even one representative.

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While this is correct it seems that whites in control, and republicans in control, have historically and presently gone to great lengths to draw districts in a manner that institutionalizes their power and chokes out any opportunity for any candidate from a different race or party to be elected. Gerrymandering can be employed to insulate the white republicans too, and it is.

I would seriously doubt that two conservative members of the Supreme Court would rule in this manner unless the evidence of gerrymandering to insulate certain race or certain political party candidates was rather strong.