Just Over The State Line
Just to the West of us, a huge controversy is occurring on the redrawing of Alabama's New Congressional Map. This new map is being rejected by federal judges and they are ordering them to redraw it. Why you may ask? Because the Alabama State Legislatures (with a Republican majority) redrew the map that only gave Black voters one congressional district where they are the majority. The panel of federal judges is giving the Alabama legislators 14 days to redraw the map to give Black voters the majority in at least two congressional districts, so that they are represented more. If they do not do so, the court stated that they will appoint someone else to do so. The state of Alabama's population is 27% Black and have seven congressional districts. Since Black's are over a quarter of the population, giving them two congressional districts where they are the majority will give them over a quarter of representation as well. "It's past time for Alabama to move beyond its...