People of color live in recognizable geographic areas because of decades of redlining and restricting where they might live. So it feels particularly calculated that restricting their vote by slicing and dicing it to be counted among other neighborhoods and communities that do not welcome them can only be seen as another form of the systemic racism that plagues our society and calls into question our moral compass.
People matter. Their votes matter. People should be able to elect representatives who represent them and their lived experience. The government should not be trying to game the system. And, while I'm at it the government should not be in the business of making it harder to vote. This is just not acceptable.