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Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Voting Rights Attacked
The decision by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 25, 2013 is a sad thing to see and understand. Having marched and demonstrated specifically to bring attention to the unfairness of voting requirements in the south in the mid-60's it is harder to accept. This will allow states to act differently relative to requirements, id's and all sorts of things that will accomplish one thing - keeping people from voting. My hope is that Congress will eventually correct this through some common sense reforms of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. But now its time to get ready for another march.
Labels:
Civil Rights,
Politics
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