cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/55106076
Many experts are forecasting the end of a key provision of election law — enabling Republicans to shore up their advantage in the House, according to a new report.
Ahead of the court’s Oct. 15 rehearing of Louisiana v. Callais — a case that has major implications for the VRA — two voting rights groups are sounding the alarm, warning that eliminating Section 2, a provision that prohibits racial gerrymandering when it dilutes minority voting power, would let Republicans redraw up to 19 House seats to favor the party and crush minority representation in Congress.
Bye bye free and fair elections by the midterms! And people called me crazy for predicting this.
We could just… learn from history instead.
The founding fathers did, and that’s why they didn’t directly rule.
No Kings.
And if all the ants in the world suddenly decided to work together to take over the world, they just could. Unfortunately, humanity isn’t a person who can “just learn” something. It’s a complicated interaction of biology and ecology. For better and worse, “we” can’t all “just learn” something, only a person can. A person is smart, people are stupid.
The founding fathers were strong people borne of hard times, and given an opportunity to create good times.