Tag Archives: National Voting Rights Act 1965

Open Thread | We Remember ” Bloody Sunday”

The President was in Alabama, remembering the 58th Anniversary of “Bloody Sunday”. No matter how hard some people try, we canā€™t just choose to learn what we want to know, and not what we should know. We should learn everything. … Continue reading

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Open Thread | Justice Brown Jackson Came to EducatešŸ‘šŸ¾

They had the case before The Supreme Court that could gut what’s left of the Voting Rights Act. Justice Brown Jackson dove right in. More KBJ: The 14th Amendment "was drafted to give a constitutional foundation for a piece of … Continue reading

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Open Thread | The Supreme Court Pushes Further With Black Voter SuppressionšŸ˜ 

The Supreme Court's order and dissents can be found here. https://t.co/VfdCaw3aos This is another major blow to the Voting Rights Act that will likely preserve Alabama's current racist gerrymander. — Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) February 7, 2022 Kagan, dissenting: The … Continue reading

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Open Thread | A Supreme Court That Wants to Usher in Jim Crow II Voter Suppression

The worst court on Voting Rights since Taney.šŸ˜ šŸ˜    https://twitter.com/Sifill_LDF/status/1410615498081931280?s=19 https://twitter.com/Sifill_LDF/status/1410617721952210951?s=19

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GOP Voter Suppression- Massive ‘Purge Notices’ in Georgia

Meanwhile, here’ what the GOP rats are continuing to do, OBLITERATE our right to VOTE. Stay WOKE, folks! More Than 380,000 Georgia Voters Receive ā€˜Purge Noticeā€™ More than 380,000 Georgia voters received a ā€œpurge noticeā€ from their local board of … Continue reading

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The 1965 Voting Rights Act: 48th Anniversary

Racial Entitlement, my black ass. Voting Rights Act in Peril on 48th Anniversary? Voting Rights: The Fight Continues Today Throughout our history, Americans have fought and died for the right to vote. And while we’ve made significant progress, even today … Continue reading

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Video | Rev Al Sharpton Schools Morning Joe Crew On Voting & Racial INEQUALITY

It’s folks like Joe Scarborough that makes it absolutetly essential that the SCOTUS should have left section 4 of the Voting Rights Act INTACT. Typical that the white boys on the panel would defend this nonsense. Where were these MOFOS … Continue reading

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Video | President Obama Speaks on Climate Change- AG Holder Remarks on SCOTUS Decision on the Voting Rights Act

President Obama speaks onĀ Climate change and Keystone Pipeline. UPDATED AG HolderspeakS on SCOTUS decision: Voting Rights Act.Ā 

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Photos |Blood Sunday| Edmund Pettus Bridge Re-enactment

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Antonin Scalia on Tape | Voting Rights Act is a ā€œperpetuation of racial entitlement.ā€

http://soundcloud.com/allianceforjustice/the-solicitor-general-responds Antonin Scalia: Whenever a society adopts racial entitlements, it is very difficult to get out of them through the normal political processes. I donā€™t think there is anything to be gained by any Senator to vote against continuation of … Continue reading

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