Tennessee GOP-drawn redistricting plan could cost Dems nine seats, officials say Because I'm kind of n00b when it comes to the more detailed Voter Rights Laws, I couldn't explain to you how this is screwed up. I just know it is, as, apparently, does the author of the article. (Sher doesn't exactly display bias here, but the fact that he was paying close attention to race matters while reporting on the possible redistricting shows he is skeptical of Republican motive, I think.)