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Thread: Black Conservatives Ask Supreme Court To Invalidate Section 5 Of Voting Rights Act

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    Default Black Conservatives Ask Supreme Court To Invalidate Section 5 Of Voting Rights Act

    http://www.westernjournalism.com/bla...ng-rights-act/

    "As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments on the constitutionality of “preclearance” standards in the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the Project 21 black leadership network has filed a legal brief with the Court arguing that the Department of Justice is using an obsolete portion of that law to justify a race-conscious administration of justice and to obstruct voting laws in affected states and localities.
    “[S]eparate-but-politically-desirable is no more compelling an argument than separate-but-equal,” says the brief, which criticizes adherence to outdated rules apparently for political reasons."

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    Once the GOP demonstrates they're willing to hold fair elections without trying to suppress anyone's vote MAYBE then the precelarance standards can be removed.

    This past election has shown us they just can't be trusted.

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