Christopher Edmerson

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Christopher Edmerson

Christopher Edmerson

@ChrisEdmerson

Christian, husband, father, Tech, and sports enthusiast, sometimes, these jokes fly high. when good music speaks, I listen. #HowBoutThemCowboys #GoSpursGo

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Christopher Edmerson
Christopher Edmerson@ChrisEdmerson·
Most people don’t run from their purpose because they don’t believe in it. They run because they do. Stop running. What’s waiting on the other side of your yes is bigger than what you’re protecting on this side of your fear.
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Christopher Edmerson@ChrisEdmerson·
Last month, I let you make it, but this month, don’t test me; I’ll mess around and diss you over Jeffrey Osborne, Peabo Bryson, and Freddie Jackson samples.
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Christopher Edmerson@ChrisEdmerson·
Conservatives keep recycling Roberts’ line, ‘to stop discrimination, stop discriminating’ but it’s not a principle. Sounds cute, but it’s a legal instrument. And it’s been used to justify every voting decision that leaves Black representation weaker than it was before.
Hugh Hewitt@hughhewitt

This is an upbeat take from @CynicalPublius but one that is justified. The Chief Justice famously wrote years ago: “The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.” Stopping discrimination on the basis of race is the first step back towards a colorblind society. Identity politics and public policy is anathema to the health of the Republic.

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Christopher Edmerson@ChrisEdmerson·
Well, as I’ve mentioned, if you’re unbothered by Black people making up 30% of the voting block in the south with zero representation, then yes, in your words, you want the system always to have racism.
matt dooley@mdooley

@ChrisEdmerson @MsAngieV82 We want the system to always have racism?

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Christopher Edmerson@ChrisEdmerson·
Nobody lost their right to vote, but minorities will lose access to political power. A redrawn map in a blue state carvs through GOP districts. That’s partisan. A redrawn map in a red state carvs through Black districts. Racial. SCOTUS just gutted the VRA to allow the racial.
Conservative Pen@ConservativePen

The current narrative claims that Black Americans have somehow lost their right to vote because of the Supreme Court’s latest decision Louisiana. This is such a ridiculous spin on facts. On April 29, the Court ruled 6–3 against Louisiana’s congressional map, finding that the push to create a second majority Black district relied too heavily on race and crossed into unconstitutional racial gerrymandering. This is a very specific ruling that has nothing to do about ruling on whether anyone can vote. Federal protections under the Voting Rights Act still exist; none of that was stripped away in this decision. What the Court IS saying is that race can’t remain a primary ongoing factor in drawing political maps, especially without clear, current evidence that it’s necessary. Of course the Left is using this as a way to be offended. They want to divide us over skin color. Because some of the reactions online with prominent politicians aren’t really about access to voting. They’re about whether certain groups should continue to have separate standards applied to how representation is structured. If the claim is that fairness requires permanent race based intervention, then it’s worth asking where that ends? At what point does an outdated safeguard become something that never gets re-evaluated and becomes something else entirely? And that is victimizing a race that is rarely judged on the color of their skin like they were 50 years ago. This current ruling doesn’t discriminate against anyone. But, it does force a harder question about how long race should be used as the deciding factor in it. The truth is, we will never move past discrimination until we stop being afraid to question the systems built around it, even the ones created with good intentions.

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@mdooley @MsAngieV82 This is the best case. Worst case, the Black population could grow to 30% in the South with zero representation. The VRA was enacted to prevent this, as systemic racism wasn’t meant to disappear.
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matt dooley
matt dooley@mdooley·
@MsAngieV82 Or, and hear me out here, many formerly safe Republican districts will now be more competitive, as traditionally Democrat voters are added to them. With the right message, you could win over those districts.
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They can still vote, but their representation in Congress will basically be eliminated and what’s the point of a vote with no representation? Furthermore, without representation, there will be no one to advocate for Black and Brown people or share their concerns in Congress. Minority communities, schools, research into disparities, etc would be grossly underfunded or not funded at all, their concerns regarding legislation and policies will be ignored, and laws may unintentionally disadvantage them. Basically, it’s going back to Jim Crow era where minority people had no real representation in government.
OGGOAT@smith_will88855

@MsAngieV82 Exactly how is the black vote being eliminated?

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