A federal court today struck down Alabama’s newly drawn congressional map. As a result of the preliminary injunction, the state Legislature must draft a new congressional map that complies with the Voting Rights Act by including two districts where Black voters have the opportunity to elect candidates of their choice. The ruling was issued by […]
Category: voting rights
Another Nail in the Coffin of American Democracy –
This week the US Senate slammed the lid permanently closed on the Voting Rights Acts, voting 48-52. After giving the ‘deep six’ to Biden’s Build Back
Source: Another Nail in the Coffin of American Democracy – CounterPunch.org
Voting Laws Roundup: December 2021 | Brennan Center for Justice
This year’s tidal wave of restrictive voting legislation will continue in 2022.
Source: Voting Laws Roundup: December 2021 | Brennan Center for Justice
Senate Dems Propose Talking Filibuster for Voting Rights
“If Senate Democrats can find the political courage this moment requires, they have the tools right now to pass voting rights legislation and save our democracy.”
Source: Senate Dems Propose Talking Filibuster for Voting Rights
All Hail the Revolutionary King: Dr. Martin Luther King’s Challenge to the Democrats, as Biden Finally Speaks out on Voting Rights – CounterPunch.org
Introduction On January 11, 2022 President Joe Biden made an impassioned speech in support of the Voting Rights Act and against the right-wing fascist
The Coming Coup: How Republicans Are Laying the Groundwork to Steal Future Elections
Democrats are nearly out of time to stop them.
Source: The Coming Coup: How Republicans Are Laying the Groundwork to Steal Future Elections – Mother Jones
‘Victory’: Ohio Supreme Court Strikes Down GOP Partisan Gerrymandering
“This decision sends a clear message: District maps are not to be manipulated for political gain.”
Source: ‘Victory’: Ohio Supreme Court Strikes Down GOP Partisan Gerrymandering
Biden Demands End of Filibuster to Pass Voting Rights
Redistricting Is Going Surprisingly Well for Democrats | Portside
Why is the conventional wisdom suggesting that Democrats are doomed this cycle so wrong? Analysts are failing to compare to the relevant baseline. Nationally, the 2021 maps are unfair, but not as unfair as 2011.
Source: Redistricting Is Going Surprisingly Well for Democrats | Portside
1848+: The End(s) of History 