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 ruled that complying with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is not a compelling state interest. under the Constitution. Now what does that mean? That sounds like gobbledygook. So the Supreme Court had long held that both the 14th Amendment, the Equal Protection Clause and the … (12:22–12:39)
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Asserts that the Supreme Court decided Section 2 compliance is not a compelling state interest for racial gerrymandering.
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