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Bernie Sanders Blasts The Supreme Court For Taking Us Back to Jim Crow Era Voting
Sen. Bernie Sanders bluntly blasted the Supreme Court for taking the country back to Jim Crow era voting rights.
In a statement, Sen. Sanders said, The Supreme Court has turned back the clock on equality in America by striking down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act. The landmark civil rights law that Congress passed almost five decades ago, and reauthorized with overwhelming bipartisan support only seven years ago, has been an important tool to protect voters in places with a history of discrimination. The law is as necessary today as it was in the era of Jim Crow laws. We must act immediately to rewrite this vital law.
Sen. Sanders bluntly put it out there. This decision literally undoes all the voting rights progress that has occurred since the Jim Crow era. It cant be understated how destructive the ruling was today. Sanders is right. We cant afford to waste time, but unfortunately, all this Congress has shown an aptitude for is wasting time. ......................(more)
The complete piece is at: http://www.politicususa.com/2013/06/25/bernie-sanders-blasts-supreme-court-jim-crow-era-voting.html
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Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is the lone no vote on new Commerce secretary Penny Pritzker -
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Bernie Sanders, thank you and thank you......... (Original Post)
marmar
Jun 2013
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President Obama and Senator Sanders standing side by side in agreement on VRA. nt.
graham4anything
Jun 2013
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So when will someone introduce a bill to fix the formula that the Court objected to ? n/t
PoliticAverse
Jun 2013
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graham4anything
(11,464 posts)1. President Obama and Senator Sanders standing side by side in agreement on VRA. nt.
MrSlayer
(22,143 posts)2. Bernie is the best.
Too bad this is never going to happen.
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)3. So when will someone introduce a bill to fix the formula that the Court objected to ? n/t