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« on: August 19, 2021, 11:09:04 AM »

What people refer to as "VRA districts" are not required by the VRA, were actually not common until after the 1990 Census decades after its passage, and have nothing to do with electing Black/Hispanic members to Congress.

Please actually look up what the VRA does and how we ended up with those type of districts before speaking on things.
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I spent the winter writing songs about getting better
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« Reply #1 on: August 19, 2021, 06:09:09 PM »

The point of VRA districts is to allow minority communities adequate representation.  That will always be a valid criterion, no matter how (un)polarized racial voting patterns become. 

This is what always gets missed. Bringing up Tim Scott or Lauren Underwood is a total red herring, it's not about simply electing black Representatives, or even requiring black majority districts.

For example it'll be basically impossible to keep OH-11 majority black after redistricting especially with Ohio's rules on redistricting. That's not a violation of the VRA, nor is there a requirement that long snaky districts be drawn to create black majority seats.
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