Monday, July 24, 2023

#1 priority of Alabama GOP: Preserve white power

 
More specifically, white male privilege.


Source (AL and US):  U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

The Alabama Legislature Friday afternoon approved a congressional map that would lower the percentage of Alabama’s current majority-Black district and create a district in southeast Alabama that would be nearly 40% Black. 
The proposed map passed the House on a 75-28 vote Friday after it passed the Senate 24-6. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed the maps on Friday evening. 
The new maps aim to address a federal court ruling early last year that Alabama’s 2021 congressional map violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act by packing Black voters in a single district. The court called for the drawing of new maps that would give Black voters a chance to elect their preferred candidates.

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