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re: Louisiana congressional map creating new majority-Black district ruled unconstitutional
Posted on 5/1/24 at 1:21 pm to Indefatigable
Posted on 5/1/24 at 1:21 pm to Indefatigable
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Even then, it’s really not an issue to draw coherent maps. In fact it’s very easy. They just choose not to.
There's certainly "better" map options out there, but the reality is they are still not going to be terribly concise, becuase the black population is too spread out.
I mean, the current LA-2 is not exactly a concise district in any way.
Having a minority district around NOLA and one around BR is going to result in both districts barely passing over the minority threshhold.
So yes, we can do better, but this is always going to be an issue. We can't have tight districts AND minority districts based on the current resident patterns of this state.
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Posted on 5/1/24 at 1:24 pm to LSUFanHouston
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the reality is they are still not going to be terribly concise, becuase the black population is too spread out.
Simply untrue. There is a map in this thread that is geographically concise and follows the ludicrous racial requirements.
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I mean, the current LA-2 is not exactly a concise district in any way.
The current map is also an abomination and an affront to representative government.
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Having a minority district around NOLA and one around BR is going to result in both districts barely passing over the minority threshhold.
And?
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We can't have tight districts AND minority districts based on the current resident patterns of this state.
Again, demonstrably false. What we can’t have is those two things PLUS protecting incumbents, which should not be a consideration under any circumstance.
This post was edited on 5/1/24 at 1:26 pm
Posted on 5/1/24 at 1:56 pm to LSUFanHouston
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Having a minority district around NOLA and one around BR is going to result in both districts barely passing over the minority threshhold.
If this is what needs to happen and checks the marks then I don’t see the issue.
The Mississippi Delta is majority black, all 500 of those people. That will help get those numbers over if you group them with the EBR district
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