To my knowledge, all 435 House districts have a non-Hispanic white person over the age of 25. Thus, every district in this county is a minority opportunity district.
I'm sick of hearing the Latinos and blacks complain that they need "minority opportunity" districts
So you're saying that the one black guy in Wyoming has an equal opportunity to get elected as one of the hundreds of thousands of black people living in Houston or Dallas?
This country has a long history of racial discrimination and despite electing a black president there are still pockets where it is going strong. Protecting minority voting rights unfortunately still mandates that minorities be concentrated enough within a district to elect a member of their choosing.
Yup. Exactly. Your statement is ridiculous. Minority voters can always elect a member of their choice. They walk into the voting booth and choose a candidate for congress.
Opprotunity districts are drawn so that minorities have a chance to actually
elect a candidate of their choice, as opposed to just
voting for one (as your last post implies).