In a 6-3 decision from the Supreme Court, Samuel Alito and five Republican-appointed Supreme Court justices just dealt a major blow to the Voting Rights Act, the landmark civil rights law that restricted racial gerrymandering and racial discrimination in voting for more than fifty years.
F***K ‘EM. Yeah, I said it. Some moments call for strong language, and this is one of them.
Because here’s what this ruling really means: it opens the door for states (especially across the South) to redraw maps in ways that dismantle majority-Black and Brown districts — Democrats could lose over 12 House seats. It makes it easier to dilute voices and silence voters who already face too many barriers.
Why? Republicans know they can’t win a free and fair election on their own merit. So instead, they’re trying to rig the rules. That’s not democracy. That’s cheating with a robe on.
And here’s the part that should keep all of us up at night: whether Democrats flip the House and Senate will determine if Congress can actually do something about this — or if politicians will keep choosing their voters for the foreseeable future.
While we don’t know the full extent of how this decision will impact 2026, we know it will make fighting back in 2028 that much harder. So somehow, yes, the stakes of the midterm elections just got even higher.
That’s why at Midwest Values PAC, we’re backing candidates and organizations who believe that voters should choose their politicians — not Sam Alito, not Donald Trump, and not the Republican party. I hope you can help us elect Democrats and progressives around the country who will restore the full power of the Voting Rights Act.
I know this is frustrating. I know it’s exhausting. But today is not the time to give up. It’s time to fight back.
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P.S. In her dissent, Justice Elena Kagan warned that this decision “have thus laid the groundwork for the largest reduction in minority representation since the era following Reconstruction.”
