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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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