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Originally Posted by Usually Lurkin
Kinston is over 60% African American. I don't think civil rights legislation is meant to decide representation for you, especially when you decide not to vote.
in effect, the ruling says: we want the white minority to continue to choose representatives for the black majority.
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you are correct, the legislation is to enable voters to choose a candidate and not have a minority use the election to subvert the will of the voters.
your conclusion on the ruling isn't logical. with at large voting the elections can very well produce the result you predict, while a lack of identification may also yield that same result.
the problem in this community is a lack of voter turnout. there really isn't much the feds can do about that.