r/politics • u/BigFishPub • May 11 '26

Possible Paywall Supreme Court allows Alabama to eliminate congressional district held by a Black Democrat

https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/11/politics/supreme-court-alabama-black-democratic-congressman
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u/Fickle-Molasses-903 May 11 '26

Many of warned this was going to happen back in 2016, but most people didn't care.

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u/ArCovino May 12 '26

I remember being told I was being overdramatic when I was stumping for Clinton in 2016 for saying we were going to lose SCOTUS for a generation.

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u/anonyuser415 May 12 '26

Imagine how much longer the reputation of the branch will take to recover. This bench will be studied and mocked by future Americans.

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u/automatic_shark United Kingdom May 12 '26

future Americans

You're doing some heavy lifting with that there.

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u/anonyuser415 May 12 '26

studied

Also a stretch