{"id":1979967,"date":"2023-07-21T20:03:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-22T00:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alabama-gop-defies-supreme-court-order-for-black-districts-with-new-congressional-map\/"},"modified":"2023-07-21T20:04:48","modified_gmt":"2023-07-22T00:04:48","slug":"alabama-gop-defies-supreme-court-order-for-black-districts-with-new-congressional-map","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alabama-gop-defies-supreme-court-order-for-black-districts-with-new-congressional-map\/","title":{"rendered":"Alabama GOP ignores Supreme Court, redraws congressional map without black districts."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Falabama-gop-defies-supreme-court-order-for-black-districts-with-new-congressional-map%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1979967&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Alabama Defies Supreme Court Order on Redistricting<\/h2>\n<p>Alabama has\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-commuting-his-sentence-ca-gov-newsom-reverses-parole-for-convicted-double-murderer\/\" title=\"After Commuting His Sentence, CA Gov. Newsom Reverses Parole For Convicted Double Murderer\">sparked controversy<\/a> by passing a\u2063 redistricting map\u2064 that includes only one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/legacy-media-criminalizing-the-views-of-working-class-americans-author\/\" title=\"Legacy Media \u2018Criminalizing The Views Of Working Class Americans\u2019: Author\">majority black district<\/a>, \u200bdefying an order \u200bfrom the Supreme Court. The court \u2064had ruled that the state must include two districts\u200b with significant black\u200c populations among its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alabama-gop-defies-supreme-court-order-for-black-districts-with-new-congressional-map\/\" title=\"Alabama GOP ignores Supreme Court, redraws congressional map without black districts.\">voting-aged residents<\/a>. However, the agreed-upon map consists of one \u2064majority black district and one district with \u200da 40% black population. It is worth noting that black districts tend to \u200dvote Democrat.<\/p>\n<h3>New Jersey Takes Legal Action Over New York City Congestion Pricing Plan<\/h3>\n<p>The\u200d move has faced criticism from state Democrats, who are in the minority in both chambers,\u200c as well as the executive branch. Democrats argue that \u2064this action perpetuates the state&#8217;s alleged \u2062history of\u2063 voter suppression.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;There\u200c was never any intent in this \u2062building to comply with their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-michigan-house-member-files-to-impeach-governor-gretchen-whitmer\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Michigan House Member Files to Impeach Governor Gretchen Whitmer\">court order<\/a>,&#8221; stated Democratic \u200bRep. Chris England. \u2064&#8221;There was \u2062never\u200c any intent in this building to comply with the Voting Rights\u200b Act.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Another Democratic \u2064lawmaker expressed his disappointment, \u2064stating that \u2062he \u2062is &#8220;ashamed&#8221; of his state&#8217;s defiance of a Supreme \u200cCourt ruling. However, Republicans argue that \u200bthey are indeed adhering to the Voting Rights Act\u2063 by meeting the outlined standards.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We believe it does meet the Voting Rights \u200c [Act] standard because we followed all the guidelines,&#8221; explained Republican state Sen. Steve\u200c Livingston. &#8220;As an opportunity district, nobody knows what the definition of opportunity is. They didn\u2019t give us [a definition].&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The outcome of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republican-campaign-arm-expands-list-of-targeted-democrats\/\" title=\"House Republican Campaign Arm Expands List of Targeted Democrats\">redistricting battle<\/a> is being closely observed by other states and Washington in anticipation of \u200dthe 2024 election cycle. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) emphasized his interest in \u2062both Alabama&#8217;s situation \u2062and a similar \u2063redistricting dispute\u2064 in New York.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019d like to know where they\u2019re going to go and whether they\u2019re in the process of happening,&#8221; McCarthy stated. &#8220;I \u200dknow the Democrats are trying very hard \u200dto redraw New \u200dYork. &#8230; I think people should be very fair \u200din this process to be able to see what\u2019s happening. I \u2064like to know what\u2019s going to happen out there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The redistricting map was signed by Gov. Kay Ivey \u2062(R-AL) on Friday night. However, Democrats still have the opportunity to file objections to the map, which will be reviewed \u2063by a court on Aug. 14.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alabama has seemingly disregarded a Supreme Court order by approving a redistricting map that includes only one majority black district instead of the required two. 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