Now, they're about to rehear this case. Now, they were the ones that ruled that, yes, there needs to be a Section 2 seat because 30% of the state of Louisiana was African American, yet African Americans were not allowed to elect anywhere near 30% of their representation to D.C. they were the ones that decided that. And all of a sudden, as of, I think tomorrow, tomorrow they are taking it up again. (57:01–57:16)
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Asserts that despite being 30% of the population, African Americans in Louisiana couldn't elect proportional representation.
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