Clarence Thomas calls for Supreme Court to cease hearing specific cases on gerrymandering
- Clarence Thomas urges the Supreme Court to stop reviewing cases related to racist redistricting.
- He believes that federal courts should not decide on certain issues.
- This stance opens up discussions on the role of the judiciary in addressing gerrymandering.
The US Supreme Court said South Carolina's voting maps were okay, even though they were unfair to Black voters. The court's decision means that lawmakers in the state can make voting districts that hurt Black voters, as long as they say they were targeting political parties, not race. Justice Clarence Thomas thinks the court shouldn't get involved in cases about racial unfairness in voting maps. He believes politicians should handle redistricting, not the courts. The court's decision was supported by conservative judges, who said there wasn't enough proof that the voting maps were racist. Liberal judges disagreed, saying it's wrong to use race to gain political advantages. The Supreme Court is now saying that federal courts shouldn't decide on this issue.