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Ron DeSantis: “The U.S. Supreme Court has accepted a case... about whether…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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DeSantis All But Accuses Gina Raimondo Of Rigging Post-Census Redistricting Against Red States

Published | Video Starts at 05:10

The other issue that is going to be significant, that's going to have a bearing on Florida's congressional districts is the idea of race based districts. So The U.S. Supreme Court has accepted a case... about whether it is appropriate to use race when you're drawing districts. districts. So the current iteration of the Voting Rights act has been interpreted to mean that if you have a majority, minority district, that district has to be kept into a similar configuration such that the majority can elect a candidate of their choice. (05:10–05:23)

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Asserts that the Supreme Court will consider the legality of using race in district drawing.

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