Ari Berman writes: "The only hope is that the ruling will serve as - TopicsExpress



          

Ari Berman writes: "The only hope is that the ruling will serve as a rallying cry for Congress to add new voter protections and for citizens to rally to the polls to protect their most basic rights. This happened in 2012, when a backlash against voter suppression attempts resulted in black voter turnout surpassing white turnout for the first time in history. The “coalition of the ascendant” of young and minority voters that propelled Barack Obama to the White House must now mobilize in unprecedented numbers. The voting rights movement that was reborn in 2012 must expand in order to fight the Supreme Court’s decision and to address the wide scope of voting discrimination that sadly still exists in 21st century America." billmoyers/groupthink/voting-rights-act/the-return-of-jim-crow/
Posted on: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 11:24:46 +0000

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