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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

U.S. S.Ct. Voting Rights Decision.

In the Shelby County case, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down part of the federal Voting Rights Act.  It was another 5-4 decision.  This time Kennedy went with the conservatives.  I disagree with the decision.  I have a strong bias against voiding civil rights legislation.  I still think we need the law in many places (e.g. Texas).  I don't trust state legislatures, no matter who controls them, to fairly re-district.  The Court's invitation to Congress to pass a new law to replace the voided section will probably not result in any new legislation. 

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