Reposted by Margaret Somers
New, from me: This should be a clarifying moment about the relationship the Supreme Court's opposition to representative democracy in America.
Lets look at some graphs that make this point. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/power-demo...
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Power, democracy, and clarity
What does the end of the Voting Rights Act mean?
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