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Event 3: Voting Rights and Voter Suppression
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A STUNNING admission by the SCOTUS majority weakening the Voting Rights Act.
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) July 1, 2021
The six justices say that disparate racial impacts of many voting rules are OK because of differences in "employment, wealth, and education" among races. pic.twitter.com/MjPgEGpK8v
Justice Kagan, dissenting: "What is tragic here is that the Court has (yet again) rewritten—in order to weaken—a statute that stands as a monument to America's greatness, and protects against its basest impulses."
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 1, 2021
We may not have a Voting Rights Act soon, y’all. These right wingers on SCOTUS are eventually gonna come for all of it.
— Joy-Ann (Pro-Democracy) Reid 😷 (@JoyAnnReid) July 1, 2021
By denying Native American and Latino voters a remedy to clearly targeted anti-voter provisions, SCOTUS’s baldly political decision affirms the urgency of federal action. The erosion of democracy is gaining speed - and we will all be the victims of its demise. #ForThePeopleAct https://t.co/w0X4bE4NYb
— Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) July 1, 2021
JD Vance deleted his tweet about voting for Evan McMullin.
— andrew kaczynski (@KFILE) July 1, 2021
It was here: https://t.co/4k1Xk8AMgv
But still can be viewed on the WebArchive.https://t.co/uLcCLkbur3 pic.twitter.com/LNofBemmsL
Between the Shelby v. Holder decision and today’s ruling on Arizona’s voting restrictions, John Roberts will go down in history for having presided over the court that gutted the Voting Rights Act. And that has always been his goal. https://t.co/ORasYUTN5K
— Joy-Ann (Pro-Democracy) Reid 😷 (@JoyAnnReid) July 1, 2021
BREAKING NEWS: In 6-3 ruling, SCOTUS upholds two Arizona voting provisions: a ban on so-called "ballot harvesting," and a policy that throws out an entire ballot if it was cast in the wrong precinct. Challengers argued that both provisions discriminate against minority voters.
— SCOTUSblog (@SCOTUSblog) July 1, 2021
This is what I have been saying for a while: doesn’t matter if Barrett or Kavanaugh or Roberts do something contrary or positive on occasional random votes - when it comes to voting rights and the assault on our democracy, they all fall into line. https://t.co/wBOPFKM2DL
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) July 1, 2021
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has vetoed Republican-backed voting restrictions.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 1, 2021
"I made it clear I wouldn't sign a bill that creates barriers to voting." https://t.co/826LcTZE82
We need to update and pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. Pass it on.
— Senate Judiciary Committee (@JudiciaryDems) July 1, 2021