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==Liberal flip-flopping==
 
==Liberal flip-flopping==
[[Liberal]]s supported race-based gerrymandering from a constitutional perspective during and in the years after the [[Civil Rights movement]] because it would lead to the highest rates of minority elected officials, but they changed their position (again from a constitutional standpoint) after it became clear they could gain more seats through having courts strike down race-based gerrymandering.<ref>Sammin, Kyle (May 30, 2017). [https://thefederalist.com/2017/05/30/why-the-supreme-courts-liberals-flipflopped-on-race-based-gerrymandering/ Why The Supreme Court’s Liberals Flipflopped On Race-Based Gerrymandering]. ''The Federalist''. Retrieved May 31, 2017.</ref> This is an example of the "[[Living Constitution]]" ideology.
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In [[Cooper v. Harris]], [[Liberal]]s supported race-based gerrymandering from a constitutional perspective during and in the years after the [[Civil Rights movement]] because it would lead to the highest rates of minority elected officials, but they changed their position (again from a constitutional standpoint) after it became clear they could gain more seats through having courts strike down race-based gerrymandering.<ref>Sammin, Kyle (May 30, 2017). [https://thefederalist.com/2017/05/30/why-the-supreme-courts-liberals-flipflopped-on-race-based-gerrymandering/ Why The Supreme Court’s Liberals Flipflopped On Race-Based Gerrymandering]. ''The Federalist''. Retrieved May 31, 2017.</ref> This is an example of the "[[Living Constitution]]" ideology.
    
==References==
 
==References==
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[[Category:Election Terms]]
 
[[Category:Election Terms]]
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