#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
#JohnLewisVotingRightsAct: community members are urging residents to #elect #leaders who will #protectBlacklives
#JohnLewisVotingRightsAct #elect #leaders #protectblacklives #enforcethe15th #michaelbrown
#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