1. Real talk: only 9 states were covered in toto by the preclearance formula struck down in 2013, 10 if you count NC. Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, West Virginia, & Kentucky weren't covered, nor most of Florida. Northern states like OH & WI weren't covered.https://twitter.com/vanitaguptaCR/status/1284466593058127872 …
The best case against Shelby County is that Congress can just throw darts at a map & there's no judicial review. You get into the facts, it's all downhill.
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Vote rights for African Americans also has specific constitutional protection, as you know. There was no good reason to do this, no reason to *care* to do it. The results have been just as RBG predicted.
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