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Fri May 1, 2026, 08:14 PM

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Marc E. Elias @marceelias Apr 30
Not only was the Supreme Court's VRA decision cynical and wrong, it has now resulted in the governor of Louisiana declaring state of emergency to suspend the ongoing congressional election. If you think this ends in Louisiana or with redistricting, you are not paying attention.

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John Bisognano @johnbisognano Apr 30
We did not cancel elections during the Civil War.

We did not cancel elections for World War II.

We did not cancel elections for COVID.

But the Louisiana Governor sees the opportunity to gerrymander Black members out of their seats and…
STATE OF EMERGENCY: ELECTION CANCELLED

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If you think this is ends with redistricting, you are not paying attention. [View all] bigtree Apr 30 OP

Sounds illegal................ Lovie777 Apr 30 #1

. bigtree Friday #2