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re: Louisiana congressional map creating new majority-Black district ruled unconstitutional
Posted on 5/1/24 at 1:24 pm to LSUFanHouston
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
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Posted on 5/1/24 at 1:29 pm to Indefatigable
quote:right on
Again, demonstrably false. What we can’t have is those two things PLUS protecting incumbents, which should not be a consideration under any circumstance.
Posted on 5/1/24 at 1:35 pm to Indefatigable
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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?
White republicans nor Black democrats want that so it will have to be court ordered for that to pass.
Posted on 5/1/24 at 1:59 pm to Indefatigable
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Simply untrue. There is a map in this thread that is geographically concise and follows the ludicrous racial requirements.
We may have different definitions, but that map is clearly superior, that cannot be argued.
The idea that "one third of the state is black, so one third of the districts must be a minority" is a terrible one. Districts are meant to represent geographic areas, not race.
If all we care about is race, then we should have six at large congressmen, with two of the six positions only allowing minorities to qualify.
There is NO district that can be tightly drawn and racially based, in this state. There are some that come closer than others, but none of them are pure.
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