'I've had enough of being kicked around': Black delegation in FL House is on the offense

But this week, Black lawmakers demanded to be heard. They’d had enough. They’re now on the offensive. And they’re going to stay there.

A passionate group of Black Caucus members took action on the House floor Thursday, alarmed about a congressional map that cuts Black seats to only two in Gov. Ron DeSantis’ congressional redistricting plan.

“Hello Black Floridians at home today that’s watching this: the Florida House is about to cut your representation by 50 percent before lunch time,” state Rep. Travaris McCurdy, who represents part of Orange County, said during Thursday’s House session.

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Some Democrats — mostly Black members — have interrupted debate and taken over the House floor in protest.

Voting Rights Act is hanging by a thread; FL ruling may allow Supreme Court to cut it

Cross posted in Florida:

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Voting Rights Act is hanging by a thread; FL ruling may allow Supreme Court to cut it
‘Either the Fifteenth Amendment has meaning here or it doesn’t’
BY: MICHAEL MOLINE - APRIL 13, 2022

Either the Fifteenth Amendment has meaning here or it doesn't

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Voting Rights Act is hanging by a thread; FL ruling may allow Supreme Court to cut it
‘Either the Fifteenth Amendment has meaning here or it doesn’t’
BY: MICHAEL MOLINE - APRIL 13, 2022