WASHINGTON (AURN News) — Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are warning that a recent Supreme Court voting rights decision could significantly reduce Black and minority representation in Congress.
“The far-right Supreme Court has dealt a devastating blow to our democracy and to the Voting Rights Act of 1965. It will pave the way for the greatest reduction in representation for Black and minority voters since the years following Reconstruction,” said Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala.
Sewell made the remarks during a CBC news conference following the Supreme Court decision, in which the court’s conservative majority ruled that states can draw district maps without regard to racial discrimination unless plaintiffs can prove lawmakers intended to discriminate.
As a result, GOP lawmakers are rushing to redraw district maps, and some warn the political cost could be significant.
The CBC has 60 members, and some say as many as 19 majority-minority seats could flip, marking the largest drop in Black congressional representation since Reconstruction.
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