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atreides1

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10. Hard to Galvanize

Wed Jun 26, 2013, 11:40 AM

Jun 2013

Their voices will be heard in the gerrymandered districts that were created just for them...so taking back the House isn't even likely...now if enough are able to vote it may have an affect on the US Senate...but that would be it, at least until enough people move into the districts that were created by Republican legislatures.

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The VRA loss is an opportunity. [View all] Recursion Jun 2013 OP

The majority does NOT have a point, Their whole point ignores recent history and it doesn't matter uponit7771 Jun 2013 #1

No, the VRA ignored "recent history". That's the problem Recursion Jun 2013 #2

Well atreides1 Jun 2013 #9

Ohio doesn't HAVE VA's history. That's like saying to job applicants with different histories on the uponit7771 Jun 2013 #13

VA doesn't have OH's present Recursion Jun 2013 #15

That's not what the USSC said, they presented nothing to say Ohio is stealing like VA did uponit7771 Jun 2013 #16

It's a Catch-22 LeftInTX Jun 2013 #3

Plus 10000000 JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #25

But with VRA overturned, it seems like our job flipping the house just got much much harder. Starry Messenger Jun 2013 #4

Starry JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #7

It was already a tough road to get there. Starry Messenger Jun 2013 #8

My friend Jill JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #14

"They can now do whatever they want" jberryhill Jun 2013 #11

I disagree JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #12

And the lawsuit was filed yesterday against it jberryhill Jun 2013 #30

What do you think JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #31

If you're a cynic, the outcome won't matter jberryhill Jun 2013 #33

But JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #34

I am not an "expert on Civil Rights and the personal histories of black Americans" jberryhill Jun 2013 #35

Then why didn't you say that JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #36

Sigh..... jberryhill Jun 2013 #37

Thank you for the clarification JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #39

"does anyone really trust them to NOT do whatever they like" jberryhill Jun 2013 #40

no they cant backwoodsbob Jun 2013 #32

+1 Solly Mack Jun 2013 #38

It's an opportunity in the sense eissa Jun 2013 #5

Hard to Galvanize atreides1 Jun 2013 #10

I'm not smarting JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #6

I think my silver-lining-ism was misleading: the ruling was an absolute disaster Recursion Jun 2013 #18

I never thought you did! :-) JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #23

It laid waste to decades of progress. Are_grits_groceries Jun 2013 #17

100% agree there Recursion Jun 2013 #19

As I understand it, it will take an act of Congress AsahinaKimi Jun 2013 #20

Basically. The framework of the law remains, but its implementation was undone Recursion Jun 2013 #21

I wonder if this will put into place another MARCH ON WASHINGTON ... AsahinaKimi Jun 2013 #22

I'm trying to figure that out JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #24

and in the meantime, everyone can just get screwed CreekDog Jun 2013 #26

If the backlash gets our turnout up, we can use that Recursion Jun 2013 #27

how many people will be barred from voting? CreekDog Jun 2013 #28

More than are now, and one is too many (nt) Recursion Jun 2013 #29