The GOP was playing the long game, for decades, to arrive at complete and total control of SCOTUS. And this is the fruit of their labor. Republicans have a hard time convincing certain people to vote for them. So life would be a lot easier if those people just weren’t allowed to vote.
Heimerdingerdonger on
Not a big surprise. America has always been a racist hellhole. The Voting Rights Act and some of the progress since the 60s was an exception. We are just going back to “Normal” aka “Great Again” for racists.
Xullister on
Fuck this, it’s time to impeach, remove and convict this corrupt and illegitimate court.
Angedelanuit97 on
Democrats will absolutely have to expand the court in 2029 when they take back control. They need to start campaigning on that now.
MadContrabassoonist on
Never forget; the reason no meaningful voting rights legislation happened during the Biden administration was not because of that dastardly AOC, that old kook Bernie, and their unamerican “Squad” of radical progressives. It was because of “reasonable moderates” who enjoyed getting to smell their own farts on the Sunday morning shows more than protecting the rights of their constituents.
mowotlarx on
Remember everyone who told us we were being *hysterical* about what would happen in the Supreme Court if Trump won in 2016?
Eminence120 on
We live in a vile failed democracy, but that has always been the case. The brief period of time post the civil right act to get things right utterly failed. Boomers and silent generation folks decided wealth and power are more important than equity.
RipErRiley on
So the loose and not detailed claim of racially motivated intent in LA is upheld yet this same court rejected the DETAILED findings of such in TX?!
Pure and utter corruption.
hymie0 on
This sounds suspiciously like “We’re not excluding Jews, we’re excluding circumcized people. That’s not a protected class.”
WarbossTodd on
Because of course they did.
If the Democrats get control of the house and senate and don’t make MASSIVE changes to limit the abuse of power from all 3 branches of government then this country is doomed.
HaxanWriter on
This is what happens when you don’t fight back against fascism. I’ve watched this erosion since 1980.
No_Construction2407 on
Trump and Republicans are going to take your voting rights away piece by piece.
Valdackscirs on
Can anyone explain the decision and the implications please?
NoOneSelf on
Cue red state emergency redistricting to sneak back in Jim Crow-inspired gerrymanders.
Sir_thinksalot on
Why is this gerrymander wrong but others fine? Seems like hypocrisy and double standards.
Certain-Anxiety-6786 on
Illegitimate court
Shuk on
Make no mistake, it’s a shameful attack on Black voter representation.
Does anyone know what the practical damage will be? I’m guessing that the redrawn district will now favour the Republican. Would this threaten any more Democrat seats for the midterms?
chiefgreenleaf on
Multiple justice in the highest court commit, on the daily, crimes that would get them thrown in jail if they sat on any other court in the country. Seems like a pretty big loophole to let supreme court justices openly take bribes, and then still take these decisions seriously
All these headlines need to point out the problem – 6 hack Republican justices on SCOTUS vote to limit Voting Rights Act! 🤷♂️
jpk195 on
This is why you never stay home.
Looking at you, single issue Gaza voters.
Tralliz on
LMAO The system is clearly broken and you folks want to fix it with duct tape? Expanding the court won’t fix this. You need a whole reset, honey. The American experiment is over.
FraGZombie on
Meanwhile my dad can’t understand why I am still angry with him for voting republican his whole life
tunamctuna on
Hey guys, Tuna here. I’m running in 2028.
What the fuck?
It’s time to eliminate all money in politics. No more lobbying. No more Super PACs.
Money seems to be a universal corruptor. Those with always fight so hard to continue to. Not out of need but out the corrupt feeling of owed.
I promise right here, right now that I won’t accept a single contribution from a single corporation and I won’t take over a 20 dollar contribution from individuals.
This is a government of the people, for the people. Let’s get back to that.
We can fix this, I just need a little help from my friends!
HerbaciousTea on
So the conservative majority in the Supreme Court decided that it’s not racial discrimination to explicitly take racial demographic data, and lump all minorities in one district to reduce their voting power far below that of anyone else, in direct violation of the Voting Rights Act.
But that it IS racial discrimination to UNDO that racial gerrymander… because apparently it’s now discriminatory to redistrict for equal representation for racial minorities because that means you *considered race as a factor*.
These vile, anti-democratic ratfucks need to face consequences.
killer-tofu87 on
Does this mean that Clarance Thomas’ vote only counted as 3/5ths?
Revolutionary-Nap on
At this point, the SC is an illegitimate body. I think if I was the Governor of a blue state, I would just ignore the SC and do it anyway. Enact a law and the SC says it is unconstitutional? Don’t care, we’re doing it anyway.
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The GOP was playing the long game, for decades, to arrive at complete and total control of SCOTUS. And this is the fruit of their labor. Republicans have a hard time convincing certain people to vote for them. So life would be a lot easier if those people just weren’t allowed to vote.
Not a big surprise. America has always been a racist hellhole. The Voting Rights Act and some of the progress since the 60s was an exception. We are just going back to “Normal” aka “Great Again” for racists.
Fuck this, it’s time to impeach, remove and convict this corrupt and illegitimate court.
Democrats will absolutely have to expand the court in 2029 when they take back control. They need to start campaigning on that now.
Never forget; the reason no meaningful voting rights legislation happened during the Biden administration was not because of that dastardly AOC, that old kook Bernie, and their unamerican “Squad” of radical progressives. It was because of “reasonable moderates” who enjoyed getting to smell their own farts on the Sunday morning shows more than protecting the rights of their constituents.
Remember everyone who told us we were being *hysterical* about what would happen in the Supreme Court if Trump won in 2016?
We live in a vile failed democracy, but that has always been the case. The brief period of time post the civil right act to get things right utterly failed. Boomers and silent generation folks decided wealth and power are more important than equity.
So the loose and not detailed claim of racially motivated intent in LA is upheld yet this same court rejected the DETAILED findings of such in TX?!
Pure and utter corruption.
This sounds suspiciously like “We’re not excluding Jews, we’re excluding circumcized people. That’s not a protected class.”
Because of course they did.
If the Democrats get control of the house and senate and don’t make MASSIVE changes to limit the abuse of power from all 3 branches of government then this country is doomed.
This is what happens when you don’t fight back against fascism. I’ve watched this erosion since 1980.
Trump and Republicans are going to take your voting rights away piece by piece.
Can anyone explain the decision and the implications please?
Cue red state emergency redistricting to sneak back in Jim Crow-inspired gerrymanders.
Why is this gerrymander wrong but others fine? Seems like hypocrisy and double standards.
Illegitimate court
Make no mistake, it’s a shameful attack on Black voter representation.
Does anyone know what the practical damage will be? I’m guessing that the redrawn district will now favour the Republican. Would this threaten any more Democrat seats for the midterms?
Multiple justice in the highest court commit, on the daily, crimes that would get them thrown in jail if they sat on any other court in the country. Seems like a pretty big loophole to let supreme court justices openly take bribes, and then still take these decisions seriously
[https://immigration.ca/claiming-canadian-citizenship-by-descent-under-canadas-new-citizenship-act-bill-c-3/](https://immigration.ca/claiming-canadian-citizenship-by-descent-under-canadas-new-citizenship-act-bill-c-3/)
just in case, here you go.
All these headlines need to point out the problem – 6 hack Republican justices on SCOTUS vote to limit Voting Rights Act! 🤷♂️
This is why you never stay home.
Looking at you, single issue Gaza voters.
LMAO The system is clearly broken and you folks want to fix it with duct tape? Expanding the court won’t fix this. You need a whole reset, honey. The American experiment is over.
Meanwhile my dad can’t understand why I am still angry with him for voting republican his whole life
Hey guys, Tuna here. I’m running in 2028.
What the fuck?
It’s time to eliminate all money in politics. No more lobbying. No more Super PACs.
Money seems to be a universal corruptor. Those with always fight so hard to continue to. Not out of need but out the corrupt feeling of owed.
I promise right here, right now that I won’t accept a single contribution from a single corporation and I won’t take over a 20 dollar contribution from individuals.
This is a government of the people, for the people. Let’s get back to that.
We can fix this, I just need a little help from my friends!
So the conservative majority in the Supreme Court decided that it’s not racial discrimination to explicitly take racial demographic data, and lump all minorities in one district to reduce their voting power far below that of anyone else, in direct violation of the Voting Rights Act.
But that it IS racial discrimination to UNDO that racial gerrymander… because apparently it’s now discriminatory to redistrict for equal representation for racial minorities because that means you *considered race as a factor*.
These vile, anti-democratic ratfucks need to face consequences.
Does this mean that Clarance Thomas’ vote only counted as 3/5ths?
At this point, the SC is an illegitimate body. I think if I was the Governor of a blue state, I would just ignore the SC and do it anyway. Enact a law and the SC says it is unconstitutional? Don’t care, we’re doing it anyway.