That has nothing to do with gerrymandering.Josh wrote: ↑Mon Sep 18, 2023 12:58 pm The consent decrees southern states agreed to (as part of the federal government suing them under the VRA) required creating and maintaining majority black districts, often at a microcosm level - so for example a small city might have to create multiple wards and have majority black wards, instead of councilmen chosen via at large voting.
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Yes it does, because the end result is... gerrymandered districts. And, ironically, a lot of safe Republican seats in states like Mississippi (that used to be safe Democratic seats back when white people in MS voted for Democrats).Ken wrote: ↑Mon Sep 18, 2023 1:08 pmThat has nothing to do with gerrymandering.Josh wrote: ↑Mon Sep 18, 2023 12:58 pm The consent decrees southern states agreed to (as part of the federal government suing them under the VRA) required creating and maintaining majority black districts, often at a microcosm level - so for example a small city might have to create multiple wards and have majority black wards, instead of councilmen chosen via at large voting.
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