The Voting Rights Act, a landmark of civil rights and recipient of wide bipartisan support, has now been stopped dead in the process of renewal by House Republicans including southerners (who find the requirements burdensome) and those banging the "speak English" drum (and thus opposing requirements that voter materials be available in Spanish). An embarrassment to the leadership, who thought this would be a slam-dunk, and a moment of revelation about the priorities of today's GOP.
(via XOverboard)
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