The big news this week is the Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana v. Callais.\u00a0 A racially gerrymandered district in Louisiana was challenged on the basis that creating a black district for racial reasons was unconstitutional.\u00a0 The Court agreed and found that district\u2019s creation unconstitutional.<\/p>\n
This ruling is quite important because it has the potential of eliminating something like twelve districts in the Deep South that in addition to being majority black are also exclusively Democrat in their choice of elected officials.\u00a0 That is an enormous switch in the balance of power in the House of Representatives.\u00a0 The question remains to be seen how quickly can these states redraw the districts.\u00a0 If they can do this in time for the 2026 federal elections it would massively increase the Republicans\u2019 chances of retaining a majority in the House.<\/p>\n
In addition, going into the 2028 presidential election it would allow other states to adjust their districts strictly by partisan advantage and so the number of seats nationwide would be even larger.\u00a0 Some estimates of as many as twenty-four Democrat controlled seats disappearing are out there.<\/p>\n
The severity of this problem has the Democrats in an uproar and they have been talking about getting the government back in their hands as soon as possible and eliminating the filibuster rule to increase the number of seats in the Supreme Court to overturn this decision.\u00a0 Now, that is going to have to wait at least until 2028 since Trump wouldn\u2019t sign such a bill and overriding his veto would require many more senate seats than anyone imagines them to get in 2026.<\/p>\n
In the short term this situation is something of a game changer.\u00a0 This has the potential of eliminating a whole industry centered around finding racial inequity around every redistricting action across the country and forcing jurisdictions to prove they are not disenfranchising every racial and ethnic minority under the sun.<\/p>\n
On a personal note, I find this decision incredibly encouraging.\u00a0 The present Supreme Court despite Chief Justice Roberts\u2019 social justice leanings has done amazing work in dismantling the unconstitutional decisions that have come down over the last half century.\u00a0 Eliminating reverse discrimination and knocking out the Roe v. Wade decision are huge wins for conservatives and constitutionalists alike.\u00a0 And, God willing, they\u2019ll continue on in this vein and eliminate the Gay Marriage decision and several other overreaches that past courts have unjustly burdened this country with.<\/p>\n
The next two things that I\u2019m hoping for is the reversal of Oglethorpe (gay marriage) and the reestablishment of unfettered freedom of association for Americans.\u00a0 As a charter member of the He-Man Woman Hater\u2019s Club, I\u2019m hoping to see the day when a men\u2019s club will not have to admit women just because girls\u2019 feelings are hurt when men get to escape from them for a few hours of screech-free relaxation.\u00a0 If the Bill of Rights still exists as part of the Constitution, then the First Amendment protects our rights to assemble and express our preferences by associating and not associating with people according to our commonalities and differences.\u00a0 Let\u2019s hope these gains continue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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