#Gerrymandering #VotersRightsAct #SCOTUS #Fascists #Confederacy #History #Racism #Alt
Heather Cox Richardson 10/15/25
WITH REMOVAL OF VOTERS RIGHTS , THE CONFEDERACY COULD RISE AGAIN KEEPING REPUBLICANS IN CONTROL REFLECTING THE U.S. 1874-1965
@lillyfinch no, that gets it exactly backwards.
The whole argument before the Court is about respecting the 14th Amendment and preventing states from engaging in racial gerrymander.
The challengers in the case also emphasize that they're not asking for Section 2 to be struck. They're merely asking that the 14th Amendment be applied to it.
@volkris The point is, no matter who is filing the suit, SCOTUS will likely strike down section 2 because they are part of the dismantling of rule of law. Respectfully think I will go with the American History Professor’s take.
@lillyfinch during oral arguments the justices tended to all Express support for section 2.
Further, the court doesn't have the authority to strike down section 2 because that's not the question before them.
It's very unlikely that they will, or else they would have accepted a case where that was actually being requested. AND they wouldn't have brought the arguments in the directions they went.
All of these stories about the Court striking down section 2 seem based in misunderstanding of what's actually happening in this case.
