Gladwyn d’Souza · @godsouza
174 followers · 3146 posts · Server sfba.social
#AlabamasGottenMeSoUpset: Many of the remarkable achievements of the #CivilRights movement were forged in Alabama. Yet today, the #whitesupermajorities that control both houses of Alabama’s #legislature, along with Alabama’s white republican #governor, Kay Ivey, continue to #disenfranchise #Blackvoters.
#eliminatetheelectoralcollege #AbolishTheFilibuster #ExpandTheCourt #corruptrobertscourt #shelbycountyvsholder
https://www.democracynow.org/2023/9/7/from_alabama_to_florida_the_fight
#alabamasgottenmesoupset #civilrights #whitesupermajorities #Legislature #governor #disenfranchise #blackvoters #eliminatetheelectoralcollege #abolishthefilibuster #ExpandTheCourt #corruptrobertscourt #shelbycountyvsholder
Gladwyn d’Souza · @godsouza
164 followers · 2782 posts · Server sfba.social#AlabamasGottenMeSoUpset: By requiring #preapproval, the #VRA sought to prevent #discriminatory practices from going into effect in the first place.
In 2013, however, the #SupremeCourt in #ShelbyCounty v. Holder struck down the framework that determined which #jurisdictions were subject to the #preclearance requirement, effectively gutting this key #enforcement measure.
#corruptrobertscourt #JohnLewisVotingRightsAct #StateVotingRightsLegislation
https://www.naacpldf.org/why-state-and-federal-voting-rights-legislation-go-hand-in-hand/
#alabamasgottenmesoupset #preapproval #vra #discriminatory #supremecourt #shelbycounty #jurisdictions #preclearance #enforcement #corruptrobertscourt #JohnLewisVotingRightsAct #statevotingrightslegislation #enforcethe15th