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Their Loved Ones Died to Give Us the Voting Rights Act. They Have a Message for the Supreme Court.
One of the simplest and most immediate steps Americans can take regain control of their rights is to simply vote and force accountability on politicians. “Otherwise, you sit there and moan and groan and don’t vote. They’re going to do what they want,”
Paywall free version https://archive.ph/vNuUe
#VRA #Voting #VotingRights #VotingRightsAct #Slavery #JimCrow #CivilRights #CivilRightsAct #SupremeCourt #constitution #USconstitution #Callais
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“It’s all just a little bit of history repeating.”
- Shirley Bassey( "Tear Gas: the most effective agent used by employers to persuade their employees that the interests of capital and labor are identical." - T-Bone Slim )
https://www.propublica.org/article/charles-mauldin-selma-tear-gas
#civilrights #ICEout #Photography #Selma #TearGas #VotingRightsAct
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The 1965 #VotingRightsAct, the #centerpiece legislation of the #CivilRights Movement, succeeded in opening the ballot box to #Black Americans & reducing persistent racial #discrimination in voting. Nearly 70 of the 435 congressional districts are protected by #Section2, #ElectionLaw expert Nicholas Stephanopoulos has estimated.
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Hours after the Texas Senate approved a new congressional map early Saturday morning that more heavily favors Republicans, a lawsuit against Gov. Greg Abbott was filed, alleging that the redrawn districts are racially discriminatory.
#Court #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Politics #Texas #Voting #CongressionalRedistricting #GovGregAbbott #LULAC #TexasLegislature2025 #TexasRedistricting #VotingRightsAct
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The Texas House passed its proposed congressional redistricting map Wednesday on a vote of 88-52. The final, procedural vote is underway. Next, the map will head to the state Senate for consideration.
#News #Politics #Texas #Voting #CongressionalRedistricting #REDISTRICTING #TexasHouse #TexasRedistricting #VotingRightsAct