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re: Supreme Court has ruled two black majority districts in Louisiana.
Posted on 5/15/24 at 8:23 pm to Tvilletiger
Posted on 5/15/24 at 8:23 pm to Tvilletiger
Based on the racial demographics, 2 minority districts is about right. 1 is definitely low when the state is 33% black.
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Posted on 5/15/24 at 8:30 pm to ShermanTxTiger
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Based on the racial demographics, 2 minority districts is about right. 1 is definitely low when the state is 33% black.
The problem is that the black population is so spread out across the state that you can't create a 2nd district without some serious racial gerrymandering. If it were concentrated in just two areas, there wouldn't be an issue (other than gerrymandering by race being unconstitutional already (see: Miller v Johnson)).
Posted on 5/15/24 at 9:29 pm to ShermanTxTiger
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Based on the racial demographics, 2 minority districts is about right. 1 is definitely low when the state is 33% black.
Why is it even in the calculus at all?
Besides, the idea that congressional delegations must equate to the demographic percentages of the population is just plain stupid.
Redistricting should be based on geography and population, period. Zero other factors.
This post was edited on 5/15/24 at 9:32 pm
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