#SCOTUS kills #VotingRights
The Supreme Court’s decision to upend a key provision of the #VotingRightsAct [#VRA] has plunged the nation into a dizzying new era of partisan conflict, most likely ushering in a forever #redistricting war that could produce fewer competitive seats in #Congress & further #polarize #US politics.
#law #ElectionLaw #CivilRights #democracy #RepresentationMatters #authoritarianism #illiberalism #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/us/politics/supreme-courts-voting-rights-gerrymandering.html?unlocked_article_code=1.fFA.NAaT.LyRxcoyihmGB&smid=nytcore-ios-share
@Nonilex States voting rights trend has consequences. Red state/conservatives are a minority of US population and reside in low gdp states generally that rely on Federal aid
Of the top 25 state economies ranked only 9 are red states.Top 25 states ranked by population 9 are red states.
One person-one vote would begin to address political system voting problems
The thing is, one person one vote brings up so many OTHER problems, which is why we don't do it in the US.
It's a case where no option is perfect, all have tradeoffs, and we've decided the benefits of district voting outweigh the benefits of one-person-one-vote.
That's especially because we want to hold powerful officials to account, and district voting better addresses that goal.
If anything, we should be expanding the number of districts, really leaning into it.
