Supreme Court decision on VRA 'sent us backwards in time': Booker
Key takeaways
- Cory Booker (N.J.) said Sunday that the Supreme Court sent the country backwards in time by declaring Louisiana s addition of a second majority-Black congressional district an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.
- The high court ruled last month, in a 6-3 decision along ideological lines, that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 only applies to intentional racial discrimination in the drawing of congressional maps.
- Booker also called the decision as wrong as Plessy v.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
Cory Booker (N.J.) said Sunday that the Supreme Court sent the country backwards in time by declaring Louisiana s addition of a second majority-Black congressional district an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.
The high court ruled last month, in a 6-3 decision along ideological lines, that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 only applies to intentional racial discrimination in the drawing of congressional maps.
The Voting Rights Act was perhaps one of the most important acts in the history of our country in securing our democratic ideals: all are created equal, all are imbued with certain unalienable rights, Booker told host Kristen Welker on NBC s Meet the Press.