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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhat has Garland done on voting rights or repro rights after promising to protect both
Indykatie
(3,696 posts)Firestorm49
(4,032 posts)Were here to raise questions, debate pros and cons and attempt at consensus. I saw it as a reasonable statement, and quite frankly, Id like answers.
agingdem
(7,848 posts)like an alcoholic and booze..one is too many and ten is not enough
hamsterjill
(15,220 posts)But Im sure its all being done in secret and Im just a fool for wondering, right?
Reports are that even Joe Biden is getting irritated.
XanaDUer2
(10,643 posts)hamsterjill
(15,220 posts)But the ones who just know hes doing something think they are, right?
Well, we are all waiting with baited breath! Bring it, Merrick!!!
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,130 posts)There are three cases pending including Section 2 on the voter suppression provisions in SB1, a redistricting case for statewide boundaries and a separate redistricting case for Galveston County where the GOP targeted the only non-white county commissioner in Galveston County. I am not kidding; they targeted the only non-white county commissioner because he was not white.
The Garland DOJ is rebuilding the civil rights and voting rights sections after TFG/Barr gutted these sections
doc03
(35,325 posts)a priority.
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,130 posts)Galveston County is a very conservative part of Texas where "born on the Island" means that you are white and from an old family in the county. This gerrymander is so bad that it is clearly a racial gerrymander
Link to tweet
The redrawn map dismantles the precinct represented by Commissioner Stephen Holmes, the only Democrat and minority member of the court, all but ensuring his defeat in 2024 if the map remains intact.
Under the new layout, Republicans are poised to gain a 5-0 majority on the governing body for Galveston County, where 38 percent of voters cast their ballots for Democrat Joe Biden.
In a 25-page complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Justice Department officials alleged that Galveston Countys freshly drawn boundaries dilute the voting strength of Black and Hispanic voters, denying them an equal opportunity to participate in the political process. The lawsuit accuses the county of violating Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which broadly bars racially discriminatory voting practices, including those that minimize the voting strength of racial minority groups.
onecaliberal
(32,826 posts)Eric Holder is also doing things on that protecting the vote.
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,130 posts)Eric Holder is a great man who is working hard to defend voting rights as an outsider. The Biden DOJ is also hard at work defending voting rights
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,130 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(145,130 posts)MineralMan
(146,286 posts)This seems way off base.
This seems like FUD to me.
secondwind
(16,903 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(145,130 posts)I have been focused on Texas and Texas cases
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,130 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(145,130 posts)Fiendish Thingy
(15,585 posts)Beastly Boy
(9,313 posts)Voting rights are easy since DOJ has an archive of actions it took on the subject:
https://www.justice.gov/voting/news
Reproductive rights are a bit tougher since DOJ doesn't have a published list of their actions. Still, a bit of googling yilded a bunch of results which I hope will satisfy your curiosity. Apologies in advance for duplicates if you find them:
https://progressive.org/latest/texas-v-reproduction-rights-blum-210913/
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/nine-defendants-indicted-federal-civil-rights-conspiracy-and-freedom-access-clinic-entrances
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/columbus-man-pleads-guilty-threatening-local-reproductive-health-services-facility
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/pennsylvania-housing-provider-ordered-pay-damages-and-redress-discrimination-based-pregnancy
https://www.plannedparenthood.org/about-us/newsroom/press-releases/planned-parenthood-responds-to-doj-filing-suit-in-district-court-against-texass-s-b-8-2
https://www.justice.gov/usao-de/pr/man-sentenced-hurling-molotov-cocktail-newark-planned-parenthood
https://www.wsjm.com/2022/03/31/doj-charges-9-anti-abortion-protesters-police-say-5-fetuses-found-in-ones-home/
https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-takes-action-ensure-legally-mandated-reproductive