linuxpriest

joined 1 year ago
 

Summing up the article using excerpts from it, but still worth reading in its entirety:

Louisiana v Callais is a major challenge to what remains of the Voting Rights of Act of 1965 (VRA) and could radically rework the structure of political representation in the United States. A successful challenge to the VRA would allow the Republican party to further cheat democracy by engaging in even more partisan gerrymandering and erasing several legislative districts held by Democratic officials, many of whom are racial minorities.

Multiple courts relied on section two of the VRA to strike down a set of legislative maps that did not afford Black voters with equal rights or equal opportunities as white voters. That set off a redistricting process where the Louisiana legislature had to ensure the state’s maps provided Black voters with political representation.

Now the supreme court is being asked to find section two illegal – to say that considering political equality is a kind of discrimination. The argument is that prohibiting legislatures from discriminating against Black voters, by denying them political opportunities, actually discriminates against white voters.

[–] linuxpriest@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Pot of beans with chicken meat in it. A rotisserie chicken is pretty cheap. You can also do a lot with meat, rice, and gravy or sauce. Asian recipes do a lot of delicious things with a little, too.

[–] linuxpriest@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks for that.

[–] linuxpriest@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah, that's what happened. 😆

[–] linuxpriest@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Definitely gonna check that out when I get a chance. "Electoral autocracy..." First time for me, too. Thanks!

[–] linuxpriest@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think I believe we should have a parliamentary system. This two-party shit is a sham. I haven't researched it enough to say I definitely think that's the way to go, but it's on my mind recently.

[–] linuxpriest@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Ikr. The rest of us knew back in January.

 

Based on 31 million data points for 202 countries, compiled by 4,200 scholars and other contributors, measuring 600 different attributes of democracy, within six months to a year, the US will officially no longer be a democracy.

[–] linuxpriest@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Say more about this. What does this do?