Race-based districts at both the congressional and legislative districts are de jour in Washington, Oregon and California.
The Supreme Court decision in Louisiana v Callais, et al 608 US__ (2026), which, in brief, states:
§2 of the Voting Rights Act imposes liability only when the evidence supports a strong inference that the State intentionally drew its districts to afford minority voters less opportunity because of their race.There is no doubt that the vast majority of congressional and legislative districts within these three states were based PRIMARILLY on racial make-up.
Most recently, here in the Washington Soviet a federal Court ordered the redrawing of 3 districts in the Yakima area ENTIRELY for race-based reasons.
The case in question, Palmer et al v. Dobbs et all and Trevino et al, CASE NO. 3:22-cv-05035-RSL, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE, was decided by the obvious misinterpretation of the Civil Rights Voting Act, Sec 2, when the court held that:
For all of the foregoing reasons, the Court finds that the boundaries of LD 15, in combination with the social, economic, and historical conditions in the Yakima Valley region, results in an inequality in the electoral opportunities enjoyed by white and Latino voters in the area. The Clerk of Court is directed to enter judgment in plaintiffs’ favor on their Section 2 claim.
Clearly, given the Supreme Court's recent order, at minimum, the Court's decision in Palmer was made in error and should be subject to immediate recommitment to the prior redistricting the Court subsequently overruled.
At the congressional level, the 7th District, which comprises mainly of Seattle from the Snohomish County line south to Normandy Park, inclusive of Vashon Island, is 55% white. District 9, which is mainly covering Bellevue west to south Capitol Hill south to Federal Way and Pacific, is 50% white. District 1 extends south from Arlington through east of Everett to Northern Bellevue, 58% white.
Washington State itself is 63.1% white, which indicates the likelihood that racial components were used in these districts.
ALL redistricting decisions based on race are subject to strict scrutiny. And, in fact, ALL redistricting should be reviewed for compliance with the Supreme Court's decision.
The questions are when and how much will the Ferguson Regime obstruct the Court's decision?