Zines 4 Elsie

The reason I wrote this is pretty freaking simple: The Supreme Court just made a ruling that is going to change the lives of millions of people, and barely anyone is talking about it.

On April 29, 2026, in Louisiana v. Callais, the Court ruled 6-3 that Louisiana's "fair map"—the one with two majority-Black districts—was unconstitutional. They called it racial gerrymandering. But let's look at the math: Louisiana is roughly 30% Black. They have six congressional districts. If you have six districts and 30% of the population is Black, you should have at least two districts where that community has a real say in their government. That’s just basic fairness.

Now, thanks to this ruling, they are getting rid of one of those two districts. They are shifting the representation from a 4-2 split to a 5-1 GOP advantage. That means 30% of the population only gets a real voice in roughly 17% of the representation. It’s just not right.

And here is the part that really got me: They canceled their primaries mid-vote.

Tens of thousands of ballots that had already been cast were thrown out. People showed up to the polls, voted, and their voices were erased by a state government citing a Supreme Court decision. It’s not just Louisiana, either. Governors and senators from other states are redistricting their states as we speak.

I created this Zine because I realized the Voting Rights Act we learned about in school is effectively dead. It has been gutted piece by piece since 2013. This ruling on April 29th wasn't just another cut; it was the final blow for Section 2.

I wrote this to get the word out. We can't afford to be silent. The court changed the rules, but the 14th Amendment didn't change. This is a fight for representation, and I refuse to let it happen without a fight.