#OTD in 2013, #SCOTUS gutted one of our nation's most important and effective civil rights laws: the Voting Rights Act. #RestoreTheVRA /1pic.twitter.com/YH5bl41SCJ
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#OTD in 2013, #SCOTUS gutted one of our nation's most important and effective civil rights laws: the Voting Rights Act. #RestoreTheVRA /1pic.twitter.com/YH5bl41SCJ
After Shelby County v. Holder, @repjohnlewis, who nearly died marching in Selma, said #SCOTUS "stuck a dagger into the heart" of the law. /2pic.twitter.com/79q8FjUzeH
Immediately after Shelby County, states like Alabama, North Carolina, and Texas rushed to implement racially discriminatory voting laws. /3
The Leadership Conference Retweeted Greg Abbott
.@GregAbbott_TX, then state AG, tweeted MINUTES after Shelby saying voter ID should go into effect immediately. /4https://twitter.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/349532390336643075 …
The Leadership Conference added,
8/30/12 10/9/14 8/5/15 7/20/16 4/10/17 On each of these days, federal courts ruled TX's ID law violates the VRA. /5http://bit.ly/2oD97us
Last July, the 4th Circuit ruled N.C.'s voter suppression law was enacted to “target African Americans with almost surgical precision.” /6
A jaw-dropping @washingtonpost report last September demonstrated just how surgical the @NCGOP had been. /7 http://wapo.st/2u3q0y1
Texas and North Carolina are textbook examples of why we still need a fully functioning Voting Rights Act, with its provisions restored. /8
It takes years of litigation and huge financial investments to strike down discriminatory laws. In the meantime, voters lose their votes. /9
Today we have Jeff Sessions leading @TheJusticeDept. He's spent his entire career opposing voting rights. /10 http://bit.ly/2j3OTb1
Make no mistake: With Sessions at DOJ and an 'election integrity' commission, they're laying the groundwork for more voter suppression. /11
Despite clear evidence of modern-day voting discrimination, Republican leaders in Congress have refused to hold hearings to investigate. /12
The Leadership Conference Retweeted The Leadership Conference
Thankfully, lawmakers like @RepTerriSewell, @repjohnlewis, and @SenatorLeahy are trying to help #RestoreTheVRA. /13https://twitter.com/civilrightsorg/status/877897717262974976 …
The Leadership Conference added,
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