Breaking news. Democrats are fighting the conservative assault on voting and voting rights. New

York Governor Kathy Hochel announcing that she's now working with the state legislature to change

their redistricting process. This, after Florida Republicans just pushed through a rigged

congressional map during a special legislative session convened at the request

of Governor Ron DeSantis. The map could create four additional House seats for Republicans.

All of this coming in the wake of the Supreme Court, eviscerating what is left of the Voting Rights Act.

In a 6-3 decision, the court ruled that Louisiana's congressional map

created to protect the rights of black voters in that state relied too heavily on race.

Justice Samuel Alito said for the majority that, quote, plaintiffs failed to show an objective

likelihood of intentional discrimination. In her dissent, Justice Elena Kagan said the

decision, quote, renders section two of the Voting Rights Act all but a dead letter. This ruling goes

well beyond the Louisiana map. It effectively voids one of the last remnants of the Voting Rights Act

without directly overturning the law and opens the door

for more partisan congressional maps that undercut voters' political power.

Yes, we're standing on quicksand. We, as a democracy, are sinking. And we're doing that

with the Supreme Court putting weights on our ankles.

Okay? That's where we are. The Supreme Court's decision today is one of the most disingenuous legal opinions I've read in my entire life.

They have scuttled stare decisis, which is the principle that requires the court

to follow its own precedent so that we have reliable doctrine to use as we craft the laws

that will govern our society and we get the holdings and interpretations from

this court. They also trampled on Congress's authority with our government that requires

separation of powers and respect for congressional authority to issue legislation pursuant

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