At the link, everyone in Florida has diverging opinions on the legal enigma of “retrogression” and while trying to say the same thing, speaking a different language.
The lack of any real guidance in the Voting Section’s redistricting guidelines have only added to the confusion. This story reveals that the line drawers, experts, politicians, activists, judges, and now the general public all have a different understanding of the term. When there is no black and white clarity in compliance standards or guidelines, retrogression can mean whatever a party subjectively wants it to mean.
What have we done to deserve this modern day Tower of Babel.