Posted on 06/25/2013 12:19:37 PM PDT by Red Steel
The conservative majority on the Roberts Court issued another damaging and intellectually dishonest ruling today. It eviscerated enforcement of the Voting Rights Act, in which Congress kept the Constitutions promise of a vote for every citizen. But it did not rule on the constitutional validity of the idea that some places have such strong records of discrimination that they must seek federal approval before they may change their voting rules. Instead, the 5-4 ruling usurped Congresss power to strike down the formula ...
The Justice Department is still free to sue jurisdictions over their voting policies after the fact, and should, as often as necessary, because such lawsuits will become an even more important tool to ensure justice. ...
Chief Justice Roberts was entirely wrong when he wrote that the states can no longer be divided into two groups: those with a recent history of voting tests and low voter registration and turnout, and those without those characteristics.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
It eviscerated enforcement of the Voting Rights Act, in which Congress kept the Constitutions promise of a vote for every citizen.
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The article itsaelf doesn’t say constitutional promise; whoever posted the article added that.
I did not add anything to this article. The article is excerpted.
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