OPINION — The U.S. Supreme Court has done something remarkable. It has been declared that the Constitution means what it says. The Equal Protection Clause forbids racial discrimination. Apparently, this is controversial.
The court’s decision striking down Louisiana’s court-mandated congressional map has sent Democrats into theatrical fits of outrage. Chuck Schumer calls it a return to Jim Crow. Barack Obama says the court is abandoning its role in protecting minority rights. Kamala Harris warns of a grand conspiracy to suppress the Black vote.
Before accepting this narrative, it is worth asking a straightforward question: If Democrats are so deeply concerned about Black Americans, why does their concern so reliably align with their electoral interests?
