Tag: racial gerrymandering

'End up with 5-2 if we try that': Tuberville urges caution on immediate 7-0 GOP map, vows action if elected governor

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) praised the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling against racially based congressional maps but cautioned against an immediate, attempted transition to a conservative-dominated 7-0 layout in Alabama.

Joey Clark: Alabama Democrats and the tragic golden calf of race

Too many Democrats truly believe the politics of racial identity are the gods that brought them up out of Egypt instead of the Word of God. They build statues to it. They hold festivals. They eat and drink, dance and sing in revelry to commemorate past sacrifices and political victories. And they are uncharitably swift to say all who disagree with their politics are on the wrong side of history.

Jennifer Oliver O'Connell: This house of cards is crumbling

The concept of majority-minority, racially-drawn districts has always been a house of cards, and like the flick of a finger, Callais has knocked it down. It’s time we move beyond this unconstitutional model to representation that embraces all voters in every district.

Givhan: Alabama Senate could revert to original districting map depending on factors surrounding SCOTUS Louisiana redistricting case

During Thursday's broadcast of WVNN's "The Dale Jackson Show," State Sen. Sam Givhan (R-Huntsville) spoke about an ongoing legal case currently before the U.S. Supreme Court that could potentially result in Republicans gaining the two remaining Democratic House districts in Alabama.