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walkingman

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2. Got to remember that even as Congress passed the John Lewis Voting Rights Act

Reply to leftstreet (Reply #1)

Thu Aug 21, 2025, 04:12 PM

Aug 2025

during Biden's term it failed in the Senate because of the filibuster (60 votes).

We can thank our dumbass Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema for this BS.

Had this passed we might be in a different political environment than today because it now allows the states to do as they please without "pre-clearance"

White America (GOP) will not give up power willingly, and they stick together no matter the issue.

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How is this shit not in violation of the VRA? leftstreet Aug 2025 #1

Got to remember that even as Congress passed the John Lewis Voting Rights Act walkingman Aug 2025 #2