Dem
47
GOP
53
This news broke fairly late, and we want to give (L) enough time to do a proper analysis, but it's important enough that we wanted to at least mention that the Supreme Court allowed Alabama to use the district map that turns one seat occupied by a Black person (and Democrat) into one that will be occupied by a Republican.
The primary mission of this site, from its founding to the present day, is to push for involvement in the democratic process for all Americans. In view of that, we make no apologies for expressing our disgust, today and in tomorrow's piece, that SCOTUS seems to care only about what is good for Republicans, and not precedent, or equal access for all Americans, or even "you don't mess with an election that is already underway." We got this message from reader R.R. in Pasadena, CA that captures our feelings pretty damn well:
The Supreme Court just told Alabama that it can swap its court ordered House election map for one that was found to be illegal by the 2023 Supreme Court. Apparently, the 2026 Supreme Court is just fine with allowing racist maps to be used even if it means changing things right in the middle of an election. The Roberts Court apparently believes that the rules shouldn't change in the months before an election, unless it helps Republicans, in which case the rules must change even if votes have already been cast and counted. I think that's how the Purcell principle works, based on their decisions, because that's how they keep applying it.
The Roberts Court is going to go down as the worst court in history. The Taney Court had the (inexcusable) excuse that slavery was still legal and racism against Black people was encouraged. The Roberts Court has the past 160 years of history showing that racism and segregation is wrong but they are making decisions to bring them back anyways. The Supreme Court must be reformed, as a result of these blatantly partisan and political decisions, because the nation can't survive with a Court that tries to divide the nation and undermine the Constitution in support of a political party that is based on hate.
Expect more of the same tomorrow. (Z)