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[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago

They were explicitly designed that way so that the south would always either have power, or have an absolute veto.

That was the only terms under which they would join, hence the 3/5ths compromise.

They're just trying to get back what they think they deserve, starting with segregation academies, but they'll work their way back to 'the proper order'.