Democrats will be favored to win a new heavily Black congressional district and two Alabama Republicans could end up running against each other under the redistricting plan adopted Thursday by a panel of federal judges.

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    1 year ago

    Any place where the politicians decide their own electoral boundaries is gerrymandering in my opinion,

    That was the case where I live, it changed to an independent body 25 years ago. The difference is night and day.

    Before the change the conservatives held 66% of the state seats with only 39% of the vote. The conservatives were in power continuously for 30 years.

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      Good thing this was decided by the courts because the map chosen by Republican politicians disenfranchised people.