Houses approves Clyburn proposal to rename voting rights bill after John Lewis

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: The Hill

The House on Monday approved a proposal from Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) to rename legislation meant to restore a key provision of the Voting Rights Act after the late Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.).

The lower chamber passed the proposal to rename H.R. 4 the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act by unanimous consent.

Lewis, who died at the age of 80 on July 17, played an instrumental role in the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965, which established greater protections for people registering to vote in the South. The bill was passed shortly after Lewis helped lead a group of protesters in a march from Selma, Ala., to Montgomery as part of a push for greater voting rights.

Lewis and other protesters were met at the Edmund Pettus Bridge by hundreds of Alabama state troopers. Officers wielding clubs beat demonstrators as they dispersed the crowd in what is historically known as "Bloody Sunday." Lewis, 25 at the time, suffered a fractured skull after being beaten with a club by a state trooper.



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[BumRushDaShow]

1. Good - and by unanimous consent

Thankfully no GOP dumbass decided to "object" and try to force a vote.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

8. The GOPers know that it will not see the light of day in the Senate.

McConnell *might* allow a vote on changing the name of the bill. But he won't allow the bill's passage to come to a vote.

[pandr32]

2. Appropriate!

[Cracklin Charlie]

3. Perfect!

This is a fitting tribute.

Much better than re-naming some rickety old racist bridge after such an amazing man.

Just my opinion, but if they want to name a bridge after John Lewis, it should be a new bridge. A beautiful bridge, a technologically advanced bridge, a bridge that represents Rep. Lewis’ contributions to civil rights in this country. A bridge to properly represent his character...not just rename the bridge where he got his skull cracked open. It should be a place for people to come and learn.

Re-naming just seems too small for this titan.

Again, just my opinion. I want more for him.

[yellowdogintexas]

6. agree this is far better than renaming the bridge nt

[iluvtennis]

4. Excellent news! nt

[crickets]

5. Entirely fitting. K&R for visibility.

[lagomorph777]

7. Excellent. I have a question about the mechanics of this.

If SCROTUS has ruled that we don't have a right to vote, how can legislation fix that (other than by changing the composition of SCROTUS, of course).