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Rep. Nydia Velazquez

@NydiaVelazquez

Glad the DOJ will be suing Georgia for its new election law that aims to suppress black voters. Voting rights shouldn’t be weakened by partisan individuals who want to revive the Jim Crow era. These laws undermine our quest for a more perfect union.

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The New York Times

Breaking News: The Justice Department is suing Georgia over its new voting law, a major step by the Biden administration to confront states’ restrictions on voting. nyti.ms/3dgNhFM

5:18 PM · Jun 25, 2021

@America81416074

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@NydiaVelazquez

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@HouseDemocrats

So the GA Voting law is specific to black people and only to black people?

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@NydiaVelazquez

Yes. No one legally weakens the right to vote without violating the constitution as amended.

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