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[–] [email protected] 40 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The most serious blow came from the Supreme Court in the 2013 decision Shelby County v. Holder, which ruled that states with a long history of voting discrimination no longer needed to approve their election changes with the federal government. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in his majority opinion that “things have changed dramatically” in the South, but since the ruling nearly 100 restrictive voting laws have been passed in at least 29 states, according to the Brennan Center for Justice. As a result of the Shelby decision and a slew of new anti-voting measures passed by Republicans in the wake of Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election, voters in almost half the country will face new voting restrictions at the polls in 2024.

Also talks about a map which sounds like gerrymandering.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The worst part about that was that things changed dramatically in the South because of the Voting Rights Act.

It would be like taking away the Civil Rights Act because "whites only isn't a thing anymore."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Don't give them ideas.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 months ago

Conservatives have always been garbage. Vote them out at the very least. Impeach judges that can't be voted out.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

We could have reinforced voting rights, but keeping the Jim Crow Filibuster was a higher priority.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Yup! "Just vote for the lesser evil to avoid the greater one and be glad you have a choice at all" indoctrination at work 😮‍💨