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Another concept within the discussion of racial politics is the re-drawing and shaping of district lines. The left of the political spectrum argues that this is done to seclude minorities in certain areas. As written by J.L. Fisher for Michigan Law review;

Under the Bandemer plurality's test, a redistricting plan constitutes an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander only if it "will consistently degrade a voter's or a group of voters' influence on the political process as a whole." This standard is so difficult to satisfy that the doctrine has proven to be completely without teeth In effect, the complaining political party must be entirely shut out of the political process. And neither the Supreme Court nor any other court has ever found that to have occurred in legislative districting. In doing this, Republicans and Democrats alike ensure certain trends in voting patterns and constituent concerns, as they place a high concentration of minorities within a voting district. This is a crucial aspect of modern-day politics and is often a major factor in elections.


 * 1)  Fisher, Jeffrey L. (1997-03). "The Unwelcome Judicial Obligation to Respect Politics in Racial Gerrymandering Remedies". Michigan Law Review.