That “something” turned out to be a notorious omnibus law – better known to its detractors as the “monster law” – passed by a Republican-majority state legislature in 2013. The legislation gutted many of the progressive voting rules that had contributed to Obama’s razor-thin margin in the state: same-day registration, a lengthy early voting period and out-of-precinct voting by provisional ballot – all favored disproportionately by African American voters and students. The law also introduced a strict voter ID requirement, with the anticipated effect of suppressing Democratic votes even further.
Monday, August 01, 2016
Do I Get A Hallelujah
Guardian UK: Voting rights rulings could deal blow to Republicans in 2016 elections - North Carolina, Wisconsin, Kansas and Texas see voter ID and registration measures ruled discriminatory in decisions that could affect November results
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These rulings are a HUGE ( YUGE) benefit to the Dems. this cycle. The GOP had attempted to rig the election up front through these phony Neo-Jim Crow laws. It's great that the courts are finally smashing them flat. I blame the Roberts court for this whole mess. He knew damn well that nothing had changed in the deep south and other areas as regards this issue. The GOP judges on the court purposely put their thumb on the scale in that ruling overturning the Voting Right Act of 1965. Another example of how Reactionary Roberts and Alito are. First order of priority in any HRC admin. has to be to get a new balance on the court to start to reverse some of this damage. Voting rights, election money and other rulings need to be overturned.
Amen amen,this is huge and then some. The country is on a precipice right now ready to tilt one way or the other. It's been a good few day - Trump is ultra major damage control and down in the poll, this ruling which is major, and even good news on the environment.
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