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hap0206, Colorblind too, and still stuffed with misinformation. Wrong this time by 158 years. I used your exact words:

These are results for fact check "the supremes just made americans out of african-americans by insisting
they have the same voting rights as all other citizens -- equality under our constitution"

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Based on recent reporting regarding a U.S. Supreme Court decision on April 29, 2026, the claim that the court "just made Americans out of African-Americans by insisting they have the same voting rights" is inaccurate and represents an inverted understanding of the ruling's impact.

Here is a fact-check of the situation as of May 2026:

* The Ruling's Actual Impact: On April 29, 2026, in Louisiana v. Callais, the Supreme Court's 6-3 conservative majority weakened Section 2 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Critics, including dissenting justices, described this as a "demolition" of the act that has protected minority voting rights for decades.

* Minority Voting Power Diluted: The Court ruled that a Louisiana congressional map with two Black-majority districts was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, despite those districts being created to comply with the Voting Rights Act to ensure Black representation.

* Not Ensuring Equality: Rather than establishing equal voting rights, opponents of the ruling argue it makes it harder to protect minority voting power, allowing states to dilute the political strength of Black voters.

* "Colorblind" Reasoning: The majority argued that using race to create majority-minority districts is unconstitutional, a decision that aligns with a "colorblind" constitutional interpretation, but which voting rights advocates say ignores the ongoing need to combat racial discrimination in voting.

Conclusion: The Supreme Court did not newly affirm voting rights for African-Americans; rather, in late April 2026, it significantly limited the tools (the Voting Rights Act) used to ensure fair representation and equality under the law for Black voters.

Supreme Court ruling: The latest in history of diminishing minority voting rights.
30 Apr 2026 — Divided along ideological lines, the U.S. Supreme Court on April 29, 2026,
issued a ruling that severely weakens a provision of th... The Conversation

[Excerpt: Divided along ideological lines, the U.S. Supreme Court on April 29, 2026, issued a ruling that severely weakens a provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965. That provision, known as Section 2, prohibited any discriminatory voting practice or election rule that results in less opportunity for minority groups to exercise their political clout.

In her dissent on the ruling, Justice Elena Kagan wrote that it is the “latest chapter in the majority’s now-completed demolition of the Voting Rights Act.”]
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=web&rct=j&url=https://theconversation.com/supreme-court-ruling-the-latest-in-history-of-diminishing-minority-voting-rights-281815&ved=2ahUKEwj6zL3VmLWUAxUIa2wGHQ8PO4MQqYcPegoIAggACAEIGxAD&opi=89978449&cd&psig=AOvVaw3CEO7S5BufZDVNxCadtXm8&ust=1778724878338000

The supremes in that decision did not just make americans out of african-americans.
That happened with the 14th Amdt in 1868 ..
https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/exhibitions/reconstruction/citizenship .