High court weighs new look at voting rights law

Associated Press ^ | 28 Oct. 2012 10:27 AM ET | MARK SHERMAN and JAY REEVES

[Olog-hai]

Three years ago, the Supreme Court warned there could be constitutional problems with a landmark civil rights law that has opened voting booths to millions of African-Americans. Now, opponents of a key part of the Voting Rights Act are asking the high court to finish off that provision.

The basic question is whether state and local governments that once boasted of their racial discrimination still can be forced in the 21^st century to get federal permission before making changes in the way they hold elections.

Some of the governments covered—most of them are in the South—argue they have turned away from racial discrimination over the years. But Congress and lower courts that have looked at recent challenges to the law concluded that a history of discrimination and more recent efforts to harm minority voters justify continuing federal oversight.

The Supreme Court could say as early as Monday whether it will consider ending the Voting Rights Act’s advance approval requirement that has been held up as a crown jewel of the civil rights era. …

[FlingWingFlyer]

Too late. If Barry wins in November, we won’t be voting much anymore and this will all be irrelevant.

[matt1234]

SRM is going all out in its propaganda campaign to energize minority voters.

[RugerMini14]

But Congress and lower courts that have looked at recent challenges to the law concluded that a history of discrimination and more recent efforts to harm minority voters justify continuing federal oversight.

aka, Democrats and left wing statist judges have looked at recent voting results and concluded that a present of occasionally voting for conservatives justifies continuing federal oversight and unrestrained Democrat sponsored voter fraud.

[ronnie raygun]

Every black household will be equiped with a voting booth so this never happends again! If this doesnt work we will assign a voter helper that will be dispatched on election day to come to thier door take them by the hand and lead them to the booth in thier home. You wanna get stupid lets get stupid