Lest we forget to include them, we also have the New Confederate/ Rethuglican/ Stupid Party in Congress ready to back up any reactionary ruling that the Supreme Court may render. Makes you want to grab a pitchfork and torch.
Showing posts with label Supreme Court may undermine Voting Rights Act. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Supreme Court may undermine Voting Rights Act. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Voting Rights and the Right
Jon Stewart (who is going on a sabbatical this summer to direct a movie, so enjoy while you can) takes apart the bogus arguments, political shenanigans and lizard-brained commentary (here's looking at you, "Justices" Scalia and Roberts) regarding the Voting Rights Act case pending in the Supreme Court:
Lest we forget to include them, we also have the New Confederate/ Rethuglican/ Stupid Party in Congress ready to back up any reactionary ruling that the Supreme Court may render. Makes you want to grab a pitchfork and torch.
Lest we forget to include them, we also have the New Confederate/ Rethuglican/ Stupid Party in Congress ready to back up any reactionary ruling that the Supreme Court may render. Makes you want to grab a pitchfork and torch.
Monday, March 4, 2013
Konservative Kourt Kartoon of the Day
(click to enlarge)
The attempt by Rethugs in the South to undermine the Voting Rights Act is in conjunction with their moves elsewhere to deny likely Democratic voters their access to the ballot through onerous voter ID laws, elimination of polling places in minority communities, cut backs in voting hours, etc. They know the demographics are against them, and they're pulling out all the stops to rig the game. The sinister part is that a radical right-wing Supreme Court seems to be looking for ways to further their efforts.As Leonard Pitts, Jr. writes in The Miami Herald:
The attempt by Rethugs in the South to undermine the Voting Rights Act is in conjunction with their moves elsewhere to deny likely Democratic voters their access to the ballot through onerous voter ID laws, elimination of polling places in minority communities, cut backs in voting hours, etc. They know the demographics are against them, and they're pulling out all the stops to rig the game. The sinister part is that a radical right-wing Supreme Court seems to be looking for ways to further their efforts.As Leonard Pitts, Jr. writes in The Miami Herald:
"Yes, the South has changed — largely because of the law Shelby County seeks to gut. Even so, attempts to dilute the black vote have hardly abated. We’ve just traded poll taxes and literacy tests for gerrymandering and Voter ID laws." (h/t Daily Kos)(cartoon: Jeff Danziger via GoComics.com)
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