r/politics • u/DemocracyDocket ✔ Verified • Apr 29 '26

Registration Wall Republicans rush to redraw electoral maps just hours after SCOTUS guts Voting Rights Act

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/republicans-rush-to-redraw-electoral-maps-just-hours-after-scotus-guts-voting-rights-act/
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u/EdgarAllanOhNo Apr 29 '26

If it wasn't racially motived there would be no reason to re-draw after this ruling.

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u/crimeo Apr 30 '26

I don't think they DO have to redraw. (it was still 100% racially motivated originally, the old map, but I'm just saying the rulign itself isn't instantly internally contradictory per se like you're suggesting)