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MAGA Endgame: Killing the Voting Rights Act to Rewrite the Constitution
Yes, it's worse than you think.
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The Supreme Court’s decision on Louisiana v. Calcasieu could gut Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
White voters are now using the Equal Protection Clause to challenge remedies for racial discrimination.
A weakened Voting Rights Act could hand Republicans decades of power through mass redistricting.
Civil rights protections in housing, employment, and education could be next on the chopping block.
The conversation between Sam Osterhout, Amir Badat, and Mike Cortese traces a clear line from the 2013 SCOTUS decision in the Shelby County case to the edge of constitutional collapse. Amir warns that Section 2 — long the heart of the Voting Rights Act — faces an existential threat under a Court willing to redefine “equal protection” as a tool for white grievance. Mike widens the frame, noting that this isn’t just about Louisiana’s maps but the potential for a constitutional convention engineered through gerrymandered legislatures, where minority voices and democratic accountability could vanish entirely.
When protections against discrimination are stripped away, the system defaults to the people already holding the most power. It means fewer competitive races, more extremist candidates, and a political culture that speaks only to the loudest and most entrenched factions. It means a country where representation is a performance, not a negotiation. The stakes are not just procedural — they are existential, determining whether multiracial democracy remains a reality or becomes a memory. This is not a wonky legal story — it is a test of whether the idea of equal citizenship still holds.
Tune in to the full conversation, now!
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