Category Archives: Voting Rights

Open Thread | I Can’t Leave What This Decision Will Mean for Black Voters In The South

Posted on May 6, 2026 by rikyrah

50% of Black voters in the United States live in the South. 50% Roughly 25 million people. And, this decision, by the Worst Court Since Taney, would leave them, possibly, without any Representation in Congress. Mother Jones @MotherJones “We could … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Still On the Worst Court Since TANEY

Posted on May 4, 2026 by rikyrah

Mavis Amundson ‪@mavisja.bsky.social‬ Follow Will Bunch, gift post Inquirer SCOTUS gutting 1965 Voting Rights Act is a wake-up call from a dream share.inquirer.com/WNSbDz Will Bunch, gift post InquirerSCOTUS gutting 1965 Voting Rights Act is a wake-up call from a dream … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | More on SCOTUS VRA Ruling

Posted on May 1, 2026 by rikyrah

From The Establishment Bar: Some thoughts on the SCOTUS VRA ruling Posted by Liberal Librarian April 30, 2026 Yesterday, our vaunted Supreme Court of these very United States gutted the Voting Rights Act even more. It seems to be a … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | The Supreme Court Strikes Down Key Provision of Voting Rights Act

Posted on April 30, 2026 by rikyrah

Decision was 6-3. Those who didn’t vote right in 2016 – this is what you brought us. JIM CROW 2.0 JIM CROW 2.0 VoteHub @VoteHub LANDMARK DECISION — The Supreme Court has narrowed Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Once Again, Republicans Cannot Win IF THEY DO NOT CHEAT….All they know is Voter Suppression and Cheating

Posted on March 4, 2026 by rikyrah

Once again, the Founding Fathers were very deliberate with their design around elections. They wanted a DECENTRALIZED SYSTEM WITH CONTROL BY THE STATES. With some input by Congress. They are attempting to FEDERALIZE ELECTIONS. WHY would the Department of Homeland … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | NO – The Executive Has NO PART of Elections..And it was by Design by the Founding Fathers

Posted on February 13, 2026 by rikyrah

The Founding Fathers, flawed though they were, understood certain things. Which is why, the EXECUTIVE has absolutely no control over Elections in the Constitution. We have a very de-centralized system of elections, with THE STATES being in control of the … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | I Have Been Trying To Find The Words…

Posted on November 1, 2024 by rikyrah

And, I just can’t. 🤔🤔 Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) posted at 8:10 PM on Tue, Oct 29, 2024: New on @MSNBC: Vice President Harris plans to spend election night in Washington, D.C., at her alma mater, Howard University. (https://x.com/kylegriffin1/status/1851431351695573320?t=wyj4l3lOTkKwE8ZR-9ALqw&s=03)

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Open Thread | President Biden Addresses the NAACP

Posted on July 17, 2024 by rikyrah

He gave an address to the NAACP Convention in Las Vegas Yesterday. Angry Staffer 🌻 (@Angry_Staffer) posted at 4:26 PM on Tue, Jul 16, 2024: “I know what a Black job is — it’s the Vice President of the United … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | IF You Need to Understand Black Disdain for the Republican Party….

Posted on March 14, 2024 by rikyrah

Look no further. chris evans (@notcapnamerica) posted at 8:56 AM on Fri, Mar 08, 2024: And as an addendum, here are a list of policies or initiatives Republicans are pushing around the country that disproportionately hurt Black people that Democrats … Continue reading →

Posted in 2024 Elections, African Americans, Black Voter Suppression, Black Voters, Breaking News, Elections, Gerrymandering, GOP, Institutional Racism, Open Thread, Politics, Voter Suppression, Voting Rights, Voting Rights Act | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 38 Comments

Open Thread | IF You Need Reasons Why Black People Vote for Democrats Overwhelmingly…..Some Receipts

Posted on March 11, 2024 by rikyrah

It’s thrown around.. Why do Black people vote overwhelmingly for the Democratic Party? The question is insulting. Like, unlike any other demographic group, we just happen to NOT KNOW who has put forth policies that we believe are in our … Continue reading →

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