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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLabor Speaks Out Against SCOTUS Ruling (+ check the photo)
http://nhlabornews.com/2013/06/labor-speaks-out-against-scotus-ruling/
By Matt Murray | June 25, 2013
Image from Labor411
By Matt Murray | June 25, 2013 | Politics, Union
Image from Labor411
Image from Labor411
Discrimination may not be as prevalent as it was in the 1960?s however that does not mean we do not need the Voters Rights Act.
Today the US Supreme Court struck down a key section of the Voters Rights Act (VRA). The Voters Rights Act was created because some communities were violating voters rights by creating rules to prohibit voters. These rules ranged from poll taxes to testing requirements for registration. In section 4 of the VRA some communities were mandated to get pre-authorization prior to making changes to their voter registration process and voting restrictions.
The Communication Workers of America summed it up nicely in a brief statement:
It wasnt in 1956 that the community of Calera, Ala., attempted to restrict the vote and the voice of its African-American citizens. It was just seven years ago, in 2006.
This example, and too many more like it, clearly demonstrates that the Voting Rights Act is needed today more than ever. Attempts to cut voting hours and polling places, limit early voting and restrict registration, especially targeting students, the elderly, people of color and the poor are all too pervasive in our nation today.
Voter suppression in any form harms our democracy. CWA, the NAACP and other partners are determined to eliminate this and other barriers to democracy.
FULL story at link.
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Labor Speaks Out Against SCOTUS Ruling (+ check the photo) (Original Post)
Omaha Steve
Jun 2013
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BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)1. Proud to be on the side of Labor and the first to rec'd. eom
NHLabor
(70 posts)2. Thanks for the REC!
Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)3. Next on the chopping block
Women's rights. We don't need those, there is no more discrimination on women. The GOP men should run everything because men know better.
I am worried about tomorrows spew from the toilet we call The Supreme Court on gay marriage.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)4. Thanks Steve for this story and the sentiments contained within it. The pictures are very telling...
From a past member of the AFL-CIO.