Posted on Sep 12, 2023
Alabama appeals to the Supreme Court after map dilutes Black voters' power again
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Alabama is once again appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court a lower court ruling that found the state's map of congressional election districts likely violates the Voting Rights Act by weakening Black voters' power.
The extraordinary move comes after a panel of three federal judges struck down Alabama's latest congressional redistricting plan for not following their court order to comply with the landmark civil rights law.
In a court filing on Monday, the state asked the country's highest court to issue an order that would put a temporary block on the lower court's ruling at the latest by Oct. 3. That request came four days later than when the state had said it would submit a filing to the Supreme Court.
Alabama is once again appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court a lower court ruling that found the state's map of congressional election districts likely violates the Voting Rights Act by weakening Black voters' power.
The extraordinary move comes after a panel of three federal judges struck down Alabama's latest congressional redistricting plan for not following their court order to comply with the landmark civil rights law.
In a court filing on Monday, the state asked the country's highest court to issue an order that would put a temporary block on the lower court's ruling at the latest by Oct. 3. That request came four days later than when the state had said it would submit a filing to the Supreme Court.
Alabama appeals to the Supreme Court after map dilutes Black voters' power again
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I have a question about this issue as well as “affirmative action”. If we are all created equal, as established by both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, then why do we continue to advocate for establishing a race affirmation in re-districting. Would this not develop into a continued process of women not being fairly represented, or the LBGTQ+ community. So where does it end. Instead of identifying by race, sex, believes, gender identity, etc, why not return to the basic values of our founding documents. Additionally, how is black person or community deprived of its representation by being represented by a white representative? Could you not reverse the argument, when a white person is represented by a black person in a largely white district? I believe we will not get past race and other issues until we begin to see ourselves not in identity by simply being an individual under the same opportunities and protections of our founding documents.
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TSgt Kyle Wright
I find it very difficult to respond to your response as it quite biased and opinionated. I will agree with only one point in your response; no we do not live in a perfect society and we never will. Our country has had many instances of acts against many ethnic groups, Chinese, Japanese, Irish, Jews, etc. Yet, at the heart and soul of our great nation, are the founding principals which established our great nation. Upon these principals, we move forward to achieve these principals; life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for all. One last point. One of the most assessments of a nation accepting another race it the marriage and co-mingling of one race with the other. Interracial marriages of black and white is up significantly and becoming widely accepted.
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COL Randall C.
PO3 Justin Bowen - Comments violating community standards have been removed.
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Keep it respectful. As a reminder, you can advocate for your position forcefully and demean the other's position as much as you like. However, vulgarity is not allowed and those that continue to violate the community standards risk getting an enforced time-out and repeated violations may get them a permanent one.
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