Not surprisingly, the Louisiana v. Callais case that is currently playing out before the Supreme Court has the Usual Suspects in the media and on the left (but I repeat myself) smashing the panic button and engaging in their usual race-based fearmongering over the possibility that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is about to get "gutted."
But as my RedState colleague Joe Cunningham wrote in his outstanding primer on the case - one in which Louisiana has argued that it was put in a no-win situation on redistricting, Louisiana v. Callais is not about "whether Section 2 is valid." It centers around the following question:
"...what happens when satisfying Section 2 forces a legislature to make race the overriding factor in its map—a move that violates the Equal Protection Clause?"
READ MORE: The Voting Rights Act Probably Won't Be 'Gutted,' but the Supreme Court Appears Set to Restrain It
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) is among those on the left who are sounding alarm bells, sharing a link to a New York Times opinion piece written by two Democrat Louisiana congressmen for whom the Supreme Court's eventual ruling will impact either way: Cleo Fields (Sixth District) and Troy Carter (Second District).
"This is a must read and a 5 alarm fire. The Supreme Court is on the verge of allowing vote dilution and eliminating majority Black districts in the South," Khanna alleged.
This is a must read and a 5 alarm fire. The Supreme Court is on the verge of allowing vote dilution and eliminating majority Black districts in the South. https://t.co/MjDyvsacBd via @NYTOpinion
— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) October 16, 2025
Fox News Digital columnist Dave Marcus countered Khanna by tweeting, "In 2025 there is no justification for majority black districts beyond the ridiculous leftist fever dream that America is still rife with racism. It’s a relic of the past." This prompted Khanna to ask questions he probably was unprepared to receive the answers to:
How many white majority districts in the South have Black representatives? Can you name the one? Do you really believe race is no longer a consideration in the South in how people vote?
One simple fact crushed Khanna's central argument that was implied in the first two questions: the fact that there are several majority-white Congressional districts in the South where black candidates were elected.
For starters, GOP Rep. Wesley Hunt (TX-38), whose district is 54 percent white, had a little something to say, noting that he was one and saying Khanna should have known it since they were Congressional colleagues.
"I’m sitting in one as it’s Representative. You should know, I’m your colleague," Hunt wrote. "Stop with the race-baiting and tell your party to open the government."
There is also Republican Rep. Byron Donalds (FL-19), whose district is 70 percent white.
There are also white-majority districts in the South that are represented by black Democrats:
Lucy McBath (GA-06) is in a 54% white district.
Don Davis (NC-01) is in a plurality 48% white District.
Valerie Foushee (NC-04) is in a 54% white district.
Rep. Emmanuel Cleaver's (MO-05) district is 58 percent white.
South Carolina, like Georgia, is considered part of the "Deep South." Its overwhelmingly majority-white First Congressional District elected Tim Scott (R). The state, which is over 60 percent white, has elected him to serve in the Senate twice. I've written about his election victories before:
While Scott was initially appointed in 2013 by then-Gov. Nikki Haley to replace Sen. Jim DeMint (who retired) in the Senate, he then won a special election in 2014 to serve out the remainder of DeMint’s term. Scott won reelection to a full term in 2016.
And though they are not in the south, Republican Rep. John James (MI-10) and Republican Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04) were elected in majority white districts (73 percent and 74 percent, respectively).
As my colleague Jennifer Oliver O'Connell noted in her thoughtful write-up on the topic, arguments like Khanna's on the Voting Rights Act are insulting, outdated hot garbage at this point. And considering how Democrats have used and abused it over the years to increase their Congressional representation - sometimes with the help of the courts, if the Supreme Court does, in fact, end up reining it in, it will be long overdue.
Editor's note: This post has been updated post-publication for clarity.
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