Alabama Defies SCOTUS With Redrawn US House Map

The Washington Post reports:

The Republican-led House in Alabama approved a new congressional map Wednesday that would increase the percentage of Black voters in its 2nd District — but not by enough, Democrats argued, to comply with a federal court order. The legislature is in special session this week following a Supreme Court opinion in June that found lawmakers previously drew districts that unlawfully dilute the political power of its Black residents in violation of the Voting Rights Act.

“This is really a slap in the face not only to Black Alabamians but to the Supreme Court,” Rep. Barbara Drummond (D) said during floor debate Wednesday in which Democrats argued the map fell well short of the district court order upheld by the Supreme Court. Earlier, Rep. Chris Pringle (R), the sponsor of the House map under consideration, said that he believes “in my heart of hearts” that it complies with the Voting Rights Act and would create a 2nd District that could be won by either party.

Read the full article. Pringle [photo above] ran for the US House in 2020, finishing third in the GOP primary.

The Republican-led House in Alabama approved a new congressional map Wednesday that would increase the percentage of Black voters in its 2nd District — but not by enough, Democrats argued. https://t.co/HfwJqtMrUA

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