You know, you look at the origin of the word gerrymandered. You know the origin of the word gerrymander, don't you, Ben? Give me, give me the, give me the history. The Supreme Court had long held that both the 14th Amendment and the 15th Amendment made it illegal to draw lines based on race. that both of those made it illegal to draw lines based on race. And in order to overcome that prohibition, you had to clear what is called strict scrutiny. (11:48–12:03)
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