Sepia political-cartoon engraving of Augusta voters walking past a broken racial district fortress toward a ballot box, with civic burdens labeled wages, housing, services and drainage.

Alito Broke the Voting Rights Act. Augusta Should Break the Racial Box.

The Supreme Court has turned Section 2 into a dead letter. Augusta should not respond by defending a 1996 racial-balance system that too often protected incumbents, deadlock, and managed division.

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