As a percentage, far more #Republicans than Democrats supported the 1964 #CivilRightsAct and the #VotingRightsAct .
Ensuring Your Right to Vote: Understanding Changing Policies and Procedures
#VotingRightsAwareness #ProtectYourVote #DemocraticProcess #VotingProcedures #ConstitutionalRights #VotingRightsAct #StayInformed #Empowerment #VotingRightsEducation #CivicResponsibility #TheConversation
The turnout gap between white and nonwhite voters in the U.S. is growing fastest in jurisdictions that were stripped of protections in Section 5 of the 1965 #VotingRightsAct .
Now is the time to secure our voting rights federally.
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Who will replace Thomas and Alito with another right winger, and who won’t?
Vote accordingly or they’ll gut your rights. Over and over.
#VotingRightsAct #GoodTrouble
#SupremeCourt
#SCOTUS might be channeling Justice Blackmun. #VotingRights #VotingRights Act Anything that maximizes the number of black districts maximizes the number of #Democrats .
In order to get beyond racism, we must first take account of race. There is no other way. And in…
American #civilrights activist #JimmieLeeJackson died #onthisday in 1965 from law enforcement gunshot wounds at a voting rights march eight days earlier. #Selma #BHM #trivia #BlackHistoryMonth #deacon #Baptist #martyr #SCLC #VotingRightsAct
#Hope #USA #VoteBlue reasons #DemocratsDeliver #VotingRights (1st attempt 2019) #ForThePeopleAct , #FreedomToVoteAct & #JohnLewisVotingRightsAdvancement of 2021 bills killed by #RepublicansAreTheProblem #TFG #MAGA #GOP Senate~ #SCOTUS majority #GOP gutted #VotingRights Act 2X 2013/21
On this day in 1965 the #VotingRightsAct was signed into law, historic legislation that ensured every American's right to vote, regardless of race or color. Since then, our democracy has been challenged, but in MI, we keep striving for fair & accessible voting for all. 🗳️
Congress should pass this bill as soon as possible as a bipartisan effort at making voting more accessible to all.
#VotingRightsAct
Dear #Maddow - Rachel Maddow, Happy Monday! Please help end #Gerrymandering and the #filibuster ! It's to crush good ideas, equality, voter rights, etc. It helps preserve power in the hands of a few. #VotingRightsAct .
Today is the 10th Anniversary of Shelby v. Holder, the #SCOTUS decision that shattered the #VotingRightsAct .
#PaulSinger invested millions to bankroll the case — his fishing buddy, #JusticeAlito , just happened to be the surprise deciding vote!
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Today marks the 58th anniversary of the signing of the #VotingRightsAct of 1965.
We must #RestoreTheVRA and strengthen it to ensure that government for and by the people thrives.
Call your U..S. Senators and let them know: (202) 224-3121.
