TODAY THE U.S. SUPREME COURT HEARS ORAL ARGUMENTS ON GERRYMANDERING IN ALABAMA... The changes reduced the number of black voters in districts where they did not constitute a majority, but still had helped elect white Democrats. It really is segregation at its best, said Ross, a member of the Alabama Legislative Black Caucus, which also is challenging the plan. When the Democrats were in charge, they allowed for greater numerical variation in population from one district to the next, which allowed them more flexibility to draw political boundaries favorable to their candidates. home.toshiba/ DID THE LEGISLATURE DISENFRANCHISE BLACK VOTERS? Did Alabama legislators redraw district lines to hurt Democrats or to disenfranchise black voters? The Legislature moved loads of black voters and very few white voters into these districts, helping strengthen Republican districts in the rest of the state. slate/
Posted on: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 15:45:53 +0000
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