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Breaking news: Alabama and Tennessee, two Republican-controlled states, took steps to redraw their congressional maps as party leaders try to capitalize on the Supreme Court’s decision this week to weaken the Voting Rights Act.

washingtonpost.comTwo more Southern states move toward adding Republican House seatsGOP-led states are rushing to take advantage of the Supreme Court’s decision to curtail the Voting Rights Act with new maps that could end the careers of several Black Democratic House members.

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Partisans eager to disenfranchise as many Americans as they possibly can. Voters should pick our officer holders. Office holders shouldn't be picking their voters.

I’m so embarrassed for this country, at least the southern half, in which I lived for 15 years but finally fled. Companies like #starbucks, who just announced an Eastern HQ in Nashville, should take note.

Their eagerness to disenfranchise Black people is disturbing. Also, we have a primary vote coming up in Alabama THIS MONTH. How can they pull the rug out on us in the middle of an election?

The Voting Rights Act is not a solution. It is a concession — an admission that the constitutional architecture has already failed. A structure that works does not require a statute to demand fairness. It produces fairness automatically. onedominoaway.com/the-patch-an...

onedominoaway.comThe Patch and the Wound » One Domino AwayThe Patch and the Wound - Why Proper Apportionment Solves the Minority Representation Problem Better Than the Voting Rights Act Ever Could

Trying to make sure only white votes count or count more. Unfortunately we really need SCOTUS reform. They were never intended to be partisan hacks and 6 of them are now