On MS Now’s “PoliticsNation” on Saturday, Representative James Clyburn (D-SC) said the Supreme Court is trying to restore Plessy vs. FergusonThe decision was overturned in favor of racial segregation laws.
Host Al Sharpton said, “Talking about the attempted gerrymander. You survived this week, one of many that Southern Republicans took up after the Supreme Court’s VRA decision last month. Your seat survived, thankfully. But the week ended with Louisiana removing one of its majority black districts and a federal appeals court clearing Alabama of using a previous map that was deemed discriminatory against black voters. It’s all a Also, Congressman, how would you describe the mood at Friday’s meeting. What did you have in mind for people?”
Clyburn said, “We want people to realize that this is not just South Carolina or Louisiana or Alabama. This is an effort to undo everything that the Voting Rights Act of 1965 did. They started with Shelby County v. Holder and got rid of section five pre-clearance. And at the time, interestingly, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Chief Justice Roberts, said, OK, there may be some problems down the road, But you still have the right to take action in Section Two. Well, the decision to delay is getting rid of Section Two. So we see a trend here in the 1890s that led to a tremendous drought of African-American representation in Congress.
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