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Ferrets are Cool

(23,029 posts) Tue May 5, 2026, 02:25 PM 17 hrs ago

Some please help me understand. re:SCOTUS voting rights ruling. [View all]

If this ruling gave the states the right to redraw district lines to help repugs, why doesn't it help Democrats to redraw district lines in THEIR favor?
What am I missing or did I miss the whole damn boat?

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Some please help me understand. re:SCOTUS voting rights ruling. [View all] Ferrets are Cool 17 hrs ago OP

More states have GOP legislatures than Democratic states. So it favors the GOP. LeftInTX 17 hrs ago #1

Scrying out loud ::: Trevor sees SCOTUS voting rights ruling VERY differently (post by liberalla) usonian 16 hrs ago #2

Trevor should probably stick to tarot card reading. The ruling was a disaster FBaggins 9 hrs ago #5

Because there's fewer opportunities for us to match EdmondDantes_ 15 hrs ago #3

It does. Fiendish Thingy 15 hrs ago #4