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Florida Supreme Court Justices are questioning whether the Fair Districts Amendment (FDA) to the state constitution impossibly handcuffs redistricting efforts.

Chief Justice Carlos Muñiz raised the prospect of tossing the amendment, passed by Florida voters in 2010, as the court heard arguments that Florida’s congressional map violates measures prohibiting the diminishment of Black communities voting power.

https://floridapolitics.com/archives/695606-florida-supreme-court-justices-raise-prospect-of-tossing-fair-districts-amendment/

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michaelflutist's avatar

Awful. I can remember when Republican-appointed judges were rarely willing to make constitutional provisions dead letters.

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Jonathan's avatar

It's just par for the course here in Florida; it's a BS argument meant to keep blacks from their fair share of seats; I would bet you that 10 posters on this site could come up with a fair district map in less than 1 week; this is nothing but protection of the current gerrymander enforced by a Republican court

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