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Abdul Carter was not a fan of seeing Jaxson Dart presenting Donald Trump...

Jaxson Dart: I'm grateful, I'm honored, I'm pleasured to introduce the 45th and 47th president of the United States of America, President Donald J. Trump.

The U.S. Supreme Court has not abolished all gerrymandering, but it has ruled that racial gerrymandering — drawing districts predominantly based on race without sufficient constitutional justification — can violate the Constitution and the Voting Rights Act. Under current law, congressional districts are generally supposed to be drawn using these principles: Equal population (“one person, one vote”) - Districts must contain roughly equal numbers of people under Article I and Supreme Court precedent. Contiguity - All parts of a district should physically connect. Compactness - Districts should avoid bizarre or sprawling shapes when possible. Respect for political subdivisions - States often try to keep counties, cities, and towns together. Communities of interest - Districts may group people with shared economic, cultural, geographic, or social interests. Compliance with the Voting Rights Act - States cannot dilute minority voting power in ways that deny minorities an equal opportunity to elect candidates of choice. The constitutional tension is that race can be considered to comply with the Voting Rights Act, but race cannot become the predominant factor overriding traditional districting principles unless the state satisfies “strict scrutiny.” The Supreme Court has essentially said: You cannot sort voters mainly by race for its own sake. But you also cannot weaken minority voting power in violation of federal law.

Alex Cooper announces that she is pregnant and expecting her first baby with Matt Kaplan.

Bill and Hillary Clinton as students. (1972)