Voting rights
3 unrolled threads about voting rights, each one readable on a single page.
- Feb 21, 2025
You’re about to hear all kinds of things about a bill called the SAVE Act. Congressional Republicans are using it as a cover to take away voting rights from thousands of Americans—all while claiming...
SummaryThe SAVE Act, promoted by Congressional Republicans as preventing non-citizen voting, would actually make voter registration significantly harder for millions of Americans through additional documentation requirements and stricter identification rules. Critics argue non-citizen voting is already illegal, the bill is unconstitutional, and similar state-level measures have failed in court.7 tweets1 min read - Apr 29, 2026
BREAKING: The Supreme Court just gutted a major civil rights law. Here’s what that means for YOU. 🧵
SummaryThe Supreme Court struck down Louisiana's second majority-Black congressional district and changed the Voting Rights Act standard from proving discriminatory outcomes to requiring proof of discriminatory intent, making it nearly impossible to challenge gerrymandering. This ruling could empower Republican-led states to eliminate majority-minority districts nationwide and reshape Congressional power by diluting Black and Latino voting strength.10 tweets1 min read - May 8, 2026
Virginia's map just got struck down. Is California next? California's "mapmaker" drew its new maps to "ensure" that racially gerrymandered "VRA seats are bolstered in order to make them most effectiv...
SummaryCalifornia's redistricting maps were allegedly drawn with race as the predominant factor to create Latino-majority districts, violating the Supreme Court's recent Callais decision which prohibits using the Voting Rights Act as justification for racial gerrymandering. The state's mapmaker explicitly stated his priority was creating a new Latino majority district and bragged about increasing Latino voting power, providing direct evidence of unconstitutional racial gerrymandering.11 tweets1 min read