The Supreme Court Ruled 5-4 in favor of Black voters in a congressional redistricting case in Alabama, with two conservative justices, Roberts and Kavanaugh, joining the three liberals in rejecting a Republican-led effort to weaken a landmark voting rights law. What this means for other states with similar maps negatively impacting voters of color is discussed by Joy Reid and her panel.
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Ah…. Americans are pleasantly surprised when the Supreme Court makes a clearly moral decision .
They are padding the score so that they can rule pro-Trump with a clean conscience when the time comes.
From Australia it's strange to see that it's so shocking that your Supreme courts votes for the Law. ??? America is nuts and not free!!
7:42 the south is where half of black Americans live 🥴, WRONG
the USA south aka black American (descendants of USA chattel slavery) is where majority of black Americans live 60%, but joy is an African/Caribbean IMMIGRANT via NYC, therefore I would NOT expect her to know that
Do love Elie And Maya
Also Joy
We still need to deal with Clarence Thomas and his wife criminal actions.
To say Clarence Thomas doesn't care about black people is an understatement. It's closer to the truth to say that he despises black people.
Greatest democracy on Earth, they say…
Looks like Kavanaugh might be trying to clean up his awful reputation after watching the disastrous GOP and it's most recent Behavior. However, one good vote won't make up for his many bad votes against the people.
That we are shocked at this decision says it all
Clarence Thomas is willing to defend his "World Heavyweight Black White Supremacist" title at any time in any place.
Although both parties have done it, Gerrymandering needs to be outlawed by a Congressional Amendment. State maps should ONLY be determined by population and administered by a nonpartisan counsel.
Republicans though, will NEVER agree to this as Gerrymandering is how they took control of State House's across the nation. In fact, several Republicans have boasted about it and said that without Gerrymandering, no republican would ever be elected again.
Republicans like to claim an election wasn't fair when they lose, but when they win illegally by voter suppression, it's what the voters "wanted".
One last fact, the conservative Supreme Court wouldn't let States decide ANYTHING, if they didn't have a gerrymandered GOP majority in place.
Seems like they don't want to go too far, yet!
The blacks were originally the republican party. All are equal. That gave you voting rights, it gave you freedom from slavery, it gave you positions in government. Why have you gone to the left? You must watch the inconvienent truth about the democratic party. Once you have seen that, you will come home to your original party. You have been duped for a long time. If you want to be seen as equal, you must come home to the republican party. They ended slavery, they gave you voting rights, they gave you civil rights in the 60`s. Why would you ever go left with all the rights the right gave you in the first place?
A certain justice appears to have Stockholm Syndrome.
All this shows is SCOTUS trying to regain some kind of legitimacy.
Why would you call this shocking when this should be, what should happen! It's great news, now let's keep heading forward!
You need an Independent Electoral Commission where it is 50/50 balance of power. Each State should have an electorate where either party can win the seat. Where one party is dominate an equally dominate seat is created. Alabama for example should have 2 seats Republican, 2 Seats Democrat and 3 Seats that can go either way. Vote out each party at the end of 2 terms.
Should be: "where either party could win the election."
Throwing crumbs …
Joy is so cute today!!! LoveLove
Ultimately, the computer program is developed by people. Thereby, could very well display racial bias.
Clarence Thomas does what he and his wife are paid to do.
Joy they understand that they better do something right for the American people.
Love Eli
Republican party is truly the racist party that ban Black history, anti-abortion, anti-LGBTQ,
immigrant law requiring all Latinos & Asians (living in US) to provide multiple ID for everything.
People are reacting without even know what exactly was happening, nor what the district bounderies were. I'm not even sure of they were being accused of cracking or packing districts. Either way arguments can be made and people will just blindly clap like seals. It's actually really weird because some people are arguing for districts to be based on race — that racial demographics should be the basis for drawing districts, which makes no sense.
Gerrymandering takes away everyone's political freedom and political will because you end up with a de facto one-party state that can be ruled over with impunity.
Wow. Weird
Not in the least bit surprising. It's called THE BILL OF RIGHTS.
They are hoping this may stave off ethics rules for scotus justices.
What a surprise…! For the first time in months……..not the T-word and the usual gossip.
Finally, other news gets the chance for attention and is not hijacked by greedy T.
Thank you.
I wonder which way Clarence Thomas voted? Haha. No I don't.
Roberts and Kavy realized that continuing making corrupt rulings would force Democrats to impose ethics rules on the SC the moment they have the power.
It’s only surprising to those on the Left who think the Supreme Court is racist. The rest of us, the majority of Americans, are not surprised.
Maybe Congress shouldcheck into the weaponization of the Supreme Court against the American people.
Hey; a ray if sunshine that the repugs are actually capable of doing the right thing!
I LOVE ELLIE MYSTAL & JOYCE REID
Every election in those districts where a Republican "won" is invalid.
Thing is, for every good ruling the SCOTUS makes, at least 10 bad rulling follow.
SC the birthplace of the civil war. The place where the democratic party started the civil war. They succeeded from the union to prevent the abolishment of slavery .Your viewers who are interested in the truth should take a look at" An inconvenient truth about the democratic party".
Its so sad that this is "shocking" in 2023.
This is not informative enough. What is the law?
The world knows the Supreme Court is corrupted 🇺🇸 like a 3rd word country
They need to look at what these GOP Clampitts are doing in Tennessee.
Elie, you're so cool! Godspeed,young man!
I love how everyone is so surprised the supreme court actually did something right.