Right after all the confederate flags are removed, this should be next.

[deminks]

Congressional Democrats to Introduce Ambitious New Bill to Restore the Voting Rights Act

http://www.thenation.com/article/210673/congressional-democrats-introduce-ambitious-new-bill-restore-voting-rights-act?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socialflow#

Two years ago, on June 25, 2013, in Shelby County v. Holder, the Supreme Court invalidated the centerpiece of the Voting Rights Act. Tomorrow, congressional Democrats will introduce an ambitious new bill that would restore the important voting-rights protections the Supreme Court struck down. The Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015 would compel states with a well-documented history of recent voting discrimination to clear future voting changes with the federal government, require federal approval for voter ID laws, and outlaw new efforts to suppress the growing minority vote.

The legislation will be formally introduced tomorrow by Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, and leaders of the Black Caucus, Hispanic Caucus, and Asian Pacific American Caucus in the House. Civil-rights icon Representative John Lewis will be a co-sponsor. The bill is much stronger than the Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014 (VRAA), Congress’s initial response to the Supreme Court’s decision, which garnered bipartisan support in the House but was not embraced by the congressional Republican leadership, which declined to schedule a hearing, let alone a vote, on the bill.

“The previous bill we did in a way to try and get bipartisan support—which we did,” Senator Leahy told me. “We had the Republican majority leader of the House [Eric Cantor] promise us that if we kept it like that it would come up for a vote. It never did. We made compromises to get [Republican] support and they didn’t keep their word. So this time I decided to listen to the voters who had their right to vote blocked, and they asked for strong legislation that fully restores the protections of the VRA.”

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You right wing f*cks wanna show how racism is dead, then get on board fixing what you admittedly broke.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. This is more important than the flag.

The GOPers are suddenly all down with getting rid of the flag now that it's in the spotlight, but just watch them block any efforts to restore the Voting Rights Act. We know what they really are.

[daleanime]

12. +1

[pogglethrope]

2. I'm all for eliminating voter registration and voter identification completely.

I was able to vote in Oklahoma for years without showing either a voter registration card or identification. Why shouldn't that work everywhere? I checked with multiple county election boards and the state election board -- all agreed that voter fraud was not a problem.

All that was done when I went to vote was to check that my name was on the voter registration rolls. ... Uh-oh.

Actually, I almost always voted by absentee ballot -- but I had to register (without being asked for identification or proof of residency, age, or anything at all -- just signed up and Bob’s yer uncle) and fill out a form asking for an absentee ballot before one would be sent to me.

[arcane1]

4. That will never happen, so I agree with restoring the Voting Rights Act.

That's at least possible.

[uppityperson]

5. Did ar15 link here again? I am curious, thanks

[uppityperson]

9. I was hoping you could tell me if the ar15 forum was linking to DU again as they've done after

other shootings. Thank you.

[seveneyes]

6. Southern Ground

[1handclapn]

10. yea but.. any Democrats in the congress and the senate will have to have a photo id to vote on it

[daleanime]

11. K&R.....

[Omaha Steve]

13. K&R!

[appalachiablue]

14. K & R

[mountain grammy]

15. K & R times 1000!

[riderinthestorm]

16. Yes!! This. ^^^^^ K&R! nt

[marble falls]

17. Amen.

[Rhiannon12866]

18. K&R! Yes!

[calimary]

19. K&R!!!

EXCELLENT! Maybe we can guilt the bad guys into this. That's the only way the damn Dixie Swastika's finally been removable.