Senate Democrat on redistricting: ‘Politicians are picking their voters’
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By Ashleigh Fields
Published on May 3, 2026.
Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) has criticized the Supreme Court for striking down Louisiana's congressional maps, arguing that the national redistricting push allows politicians to choose their voters rather than upholding the democratic process. Warnock's comments follow the court's decision earlier this week that determined Louisiana's majority Black district as illegal, thereby erasing protections under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. He called the decision a "21st Century Jim Crow tactics in new clothes" and warned against efforts to purge Black and Brown citizens from voter rolls.
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