Why the Supreme Court's War on Voting Rights is a Debt Our Children Shouldn't Have to Pay - The Root

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Demetria McCain is predicting the ramifications will echo long into the future.

We may not live to see the fruit of our labor. But Generation Beta, those born between 2025 through 2039, or their offspring may.

By now we all know the voting rights for which so many fought, bled, and died were gutted by last week’s Callais decision. Although the majority claims Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act still stands, in operation it now doesn’t. If the majority thinks we believe racism is a thing of the past, if the majority thinks we believe it’s easy to prove intentional discrimination in the age of high tech and procedural tactics that keep evil doers’ motivations hidden, if the majority believes we think this Louisiana case was about the state’s partisan politics and not race, think again. What has remained constant since Reconstruction until now are nefarious changes to voting that disempower Black voters. So, no, district lines should not be drawn in ways that block Black voters from electing candidates of their choice simply because a state claims its decision is based on partisan politics. It has been and presently is all about race.

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