Republican-controlled Southern states including Alabama are using recent Supreme Court rulings to push through redistricting maps that eliminate Black-majority congressional districts ahead of the 2026 midterms — a shift enabled after voting rights protections were weakened. Cohen's underlying frustration is grounded in real redistricting efforts, though his claim that Democrats have announced zero counter-steps is hard to verify without specifying what counts as visible action. The search results mention Democratic counter-moves exist but don't detail them clearly enough to confirm or deny his complaint.