So since those 45,000 aren't going to get representation, surely they won't have to deal with taxation right?
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So since those 45,000 aren’t going to get representation
You didn't read the article...
And neither did anyone who upvoted you, which is even more depressing
Not much of an article really. I read it and the ballots are being tossed. What are you on about?
Because the election is being rerun
What are you on about?
That it's a primary...
And that the linked article clarified a new primary is held in July...
Do you understand if you're nicer people will put more effort in and if not they'll probably just not bother helping you understand something?
You're acting like I need to argue with you about this, I don't.
If you want to be wrong, I'm 100% ok just never trying to help you understand something
You left out the reason for re-running the primary: they needed the time to impose a racist gerrymander now that the Supreme Court said that's OK.
He's absolutely right. It's not a big deal, because no one will do anything about it. Republicans march toward fascism while Democrats wag their finger.
Why do you think a primary moving back two months is a big deal?
And how can those 45k ballots be used when some of the districts have changed?
I'm trying to figure out if I'm missing something, or everyone else is....
Because they did it so black people don't get a say.
They redistricted to dilute the Black vote...
That is not what the headline is referring to with the 45k number...
That is the amount of votes that were already cast in a primary for the old maps...
And those ballots are discarded, and those voters will vote in two months in the districts they're no in.
What you're talking about isn't what the article you're commenting on is about buddy.
“But voting was already happening,” Vega said, cutting Landry off. “As we sit here right now, more than 45,000 ballots have been returned. What happens to those?”
In the previous article linked earlier, it says the primary will be in July, it's confusing because in this article he jumps straight to talking about the general
Does it make sense now?
This was done post the gutting of voting rights by the Supreme Court.
They're no longer valid, because Louisiana now has the ability to racially gerrymander away black majority districts that were previously protected by law.
So these votes were cast in a world where racially based gerrymandering was illegal, but now that it's not, Louisiana can KKK all over the districts, which is what they have done.
You're saying, and have repeated it over and over, that race based gerrymandering doesn't matter. That it's actually good that Louisiana is now legally able to disenfranchise black voters through gerrymandering.
More than that, you're saying that it's okay to start race-based gerrymandering in the middle of an election, and in doing so, invalidate votes already cast, because it serves white supremacy and the Republican party.
And because I'm sure you will claim you're not saying that, let me just get ahead of you by saying yes, yes you are, and you've made at least three comments in here saying how this is not a big deal, and that it's actually good.
So...
That was 45k primary ballots, for districts that aren't the same as when they were sent out...
And a new primary with the actual districts will happen in July?
That legitimately isn't a big deal unless I'm missing something here.
And progressive Dems are likely to do better after another two months of shit going to hell anyways.
Like, I hate to say it, but if you read more than just a headline I really don't see how this is a big deal.
I'd say that this whole thing is a big bullshit deal, because they are fucking around with the election with the intent to give more power to the party that is tearing down America. It all should not be happening.
What shouldn't be happening is the SC decision...
That should be the focus, not headlines that are basically lies to muddy the water and get people confused and disorganized instead of focused on the real problem...
But why would billionaire owned media want the people united and focused on real problems?
And a new primary with the ~~actual~~ gerrymandered districts will happen in July?
FTFY. The gerrymandering is the objectionable part here, and the new primary will produce gerrymandered results that don't reflect the will of the voters.
There's not nearly enough civil unrest
The unrest has been very civil up til now.
Exactly I'm with ya, ready with my lighter to burn it down
Hope it's not a big deal when you suffer in your own hell for being a giant piece of shit, Landry.
Can we MAKE it a big deal?
Those 45,000 votes didn't go away, they were just spread across reliable Red districts, which dilutes those districts, and makes them vulnerable.
It might not matter in a normal election, but in an election where Trump is deep underwater in even strong Red districts, we might find that they eliminated one district, but ended up putting two or more other districts at risk. In an election where Dems are more motivated than ever, and MAGAs are talking about sitting it out, those new districts might be in for a surprise.
In addition, at least 36 Republican seats are unopposed, and at least some of those will be surprised flips.
Always remember the most basic MAGA Axiom: MAGA is profoundly ignorant, and virtuosically incompetent. They fuck up everything, and they will fuck this up, too.
And then they will blame Biden and Obama, and say the Dems cheated.
That is what happened in 2018, most states were (still are) heavily gerrymandered for Republicans, but they had gotten greedy and left less margin on their districts, and the president's assholeism saw them lose a bunch of those.
Between Epstein, and the betrayal of "america first," with the wars, we could see a repeat of that.
So you're right...
You're just not talking about what the article is talking about...
Those 45,000 votes didn’t go away, they were just spread across reliable Red districts, which dilutes those districts, and makes them vulnerable.
The article is talking about a primary being pushed back to July, and that 45k people have already voted in it.
Those 45k will just vote in the next primary, this time along the same map that will be used in the general.