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
Gladwyn d’Souza · @godsouza
156 followers · 2393 posts · Server sfba.social#JohnLewisVotingRightsAct: community members are urging residents to #elect #leaders who will #protectBlacklives
#JohnLewisVotingRightsAct #elect #leaders #protectblacklives #enforcethe15th #michaelbrown
Gladwyn d’Souza · @godsouza
156 followers · 2390 posts · Server sfba.social#gerrymandering: some warned could be “precedent setting” and threaten Republicans’ prospects to ever hold a majority in Congress again… “How could we win the House back ever again if we’re talking about losing two in Louisiana, and losing five to ten in Texas? The answer’s simple: It’s never.”
#JohnLewisVotingRightsAct #EnforceThe15th
From: @marcelias
https://mas.to/@marcelias/110862525916746704
#gerrymandering #JohnLewisVotingRightsAct #enforcethe15th