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For the second time in four years, the Supreme Court will consider a challenge to Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.
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Last month, the Supreme Court said it will consider the constitutionality of a key part of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the hallmark legislation from the Civil Rights era that has come under increased challenge. ... Read more»
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For the second time in four years, the Supreme Court will consider a challenge to Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.
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2 comments on this story
Here’s why Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act in bad policy, outdated, unconstitutional, and ought to be struck down by the Supreme Court: http://www.pacificlegal.org/opeds/Overturn-unconstitutional-Voting-Rights-Act
The voting rights act has cause quite a mess, and it has allowed…no, required, the very actions that those who drafted it claimed it would prevent.
Gerrymandering is Gerrymandering is Gerrymandering. Two wrongs don’t make a right, they never did in this case.
I’ve said this before, but I’ll repeat it because I’m so passionate about it and it’s relevant to this piece. Districts should be equal in population, should be contiguous, and should be as close to geographically rectangular as possible. That should be it…THAT SHOULD BE IT!!! Things like skin color, party registration or any other bullshit should not matter. Any law that conflicts with this is unethical, and violates the spirit of democracy at its core. The “voting rights” act is a bad law and needs to be either changed or thrown out.
Think about the benefits…fewer (read that Dylan? I didn’t say “less”) extremists would be elected, and we wouldn’t have to put up with months of drama from a so-called “independent” redistricting commission every 10 years. One guy with a computer and some software could have the maps drawn in a day if what I propose is adopted.