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Kevin Morris@kevintmorris.bsky.social |
Eleven years ago, SCOTUS gutted the Voting Rights Act in #ShelbyCounty, arguing that "things have changed" since the 1960s. Today, we know that things have changed since this ruling: namely, that the turnout gap exploded in formerly-covered places 1/n
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@tmoney2007.bsky.social
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I thought that it was enough of an indication that whenever there is a census we spend the next 4-8 years fighting over redistricting in places that would have required preclearance previously,...
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@svateboje.bsky.social
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if Obama can cause 2008 & 2012, can’t that guy cause at least some of the gap dynamic for 2016 & following?
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Denise Lee
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Here’s a story proving that “things have NOT changed” in much of the Deep South. Fortunately, a settlement seems to have addressed this specific situation.
www.al.com/news/2024/06...
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Kevin Morris
@kevintmorris.bsky.social
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And the effects of #ShelbyCounty on the turnout gap were largest exactly where we'd expect: in counties that tried to implement racially discriminatory policies and practices in the twilight years of preclearance:
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