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Lovie777

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1. His mind was already made up.................

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri May 8, 2026, 07:49 AM

May 8

so were the other 5. Their goal was to dilute and shut down minority voters, starting the black districts first.

The fight will be long and hard to regain black voter's right for representation again but it's worth it.

Red states have won this battle, but we the people will win the war.

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Supreme court's Voting Rights Act ruling cited misleading data from DoJ [View all] BumRushDaShow May 8 OP

His mind was already made up................. Lovie777 May 8 #1

He had a conclusion already determined. All he needed was manipulated data Baitball Blogger May 8 #3

My first thought, too... IthinkThereforeIAM May 8 #4

Yep, but there is no winning, because our government is losing legitimacy ck4829 May 11 #23

John Roberts Lied...........he has been a racists POS since Reagan he lied when he got confirmed turbinetree May 8 #2

I thought Roberts was W's POS lawyer spewing venom to get the FL recount stopped. GreenWave May 8 #5

Yes he was with that cadre of criminals............and he still got confirmed............go figure turbinetree Tuesday #26

Indeed ck4829 May 11 #24

You see, THIS is the scary part. These six FUCKERS can rule their way for ANY reason, and bluestarone May 8 #6

we can can cancel them dave99 May 8 #19

+1 ck4829 May 11 #25

WE the People can get people elected to bring them back before a committee and and ask why did you lie.......... turbinetree Tuesday #27

Racism didn't end, white voters just got lazy and didn't vote in same % Attilatheblond May 8 #7

You mean trumps DOJ supplied misleading republianmushroom May 8 #8

GIGO yankee87 May 8 #9

I'm sure the decision was pre-determined, but I'm curious what the numbers would've looked like TheRickles May 8 #10

Try reading the linked article. There are graphs and plenty of numbers. It's quite damning. TheRickles May 8 #11

The Guardian "ran the numbers" and their findings are in the article BumRushDaShow May 8 #12

Very clear results, thanks. TheRickles May 8 #13

Yeah I saw after I posted because I was taking some time to do screenshots of the plots BumRushDaShow May 8 #14

No worries. That was me responding to me, BTW. I was a bit hasty in asking for more info. TheRickles May 8 #15

I know BumRushDaShow May 8 #16

Should be embarrassing, but it will never be for Alito ck4829 May 11 #22

They don't care...I know I'm snarky, but they don't. The only good news: LeftInTX May 8 #17

Alito would have found another lie to support his predetermined conclusion: honor 0: lie 1 Augiedog May 8 #18

Yep ck4829 May 11 #21

Of course they did. ck4829 May 11 #20