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Why Congress won’t fix the Voting Rights Act anytime soon
By Greg Sargent Speaking over the weekend at the 50th anniversary of civil rights clashes at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, President Obama called on Congress to fix the Voting Rights Act, which the Supreme Court weakened in … Continue reading
Why Its Easier To Buy An Assault Weapon Than To Vote, In One Graphic
By Igor Volsky & Adam Peck On Wednesday, in a speech commemorating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, President Bill Clinton connected Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic “I have a dream” speech to the struggles still facing … Continue reading
Arizona and Kansas sue U.S. over voter registration law
By David Schwartz Kansas and Arizona filed a lawsuit against the U.S. federal government on Wednesday, seeking court approval for states to require proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote. The lawsuit brought by the two Republican-led states accuses … Continue reading
Rand Paul: ‘I Don’t Think There Is Any Particular Evidence’ Of Black Voters Being Prevented From Voting
By Ian Millhiser Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), a tea party senator with a long history of opposition to civil rights laws, told an audience in Louisville, Kentucky on Wednesday that there is no evidence of black voters being excluded from … Continue reading
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Tagged african american, discrimination, Florida, Rand Paul, Rick Scott, Voter ID laws, voting
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North Carolina Governor Signs America’s Worst Voter Suppression Bill Into Law
By Ian Millhiser On Monday, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) signed into law a massive voter suppression bill compiling numerous different provisions used to restrict voting in other states. Among other things, the bill includes a strict voter ID law, … Continue reading
Why Is No One Fighting for the Voting Rights of Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners?
By Harry J. Enten Voter identification laws have Democrats up in arms. One of the reasons, as Nate Cohn illustrated last week, is that they disproportionately affected non-white and Democratic voters in North Carolina. This effect, however, only would have … Continue reading
What polling on the Zimmerman verdict tells us: use your vote
By Harry J. Enten Why vote? It’s a question often asked. Even for an election junkie, it can sometimes be difficult to know if it will really make a policy difference if we vote. Yet, the George Zimmerman trial and … Continue reading
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Tagged George Zimmerman, latinos, Pew Research Center, Trayvon Martin, United States, Verdict, voting, Zimmerman
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After Ruling, States Rush to Enact Voting Laws
By Michael Cooper State officials across the South are aggressively moving ahead with new laws requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls after the Supreme Court decision striking down a portion of the Voting Rights Act. The Republicans … Continue reading
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