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nadinbrzezinski

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12. You are thinking section four

Reply to Gothmog (Reply #4)

Tue Jun 25, 2013, 06:16 PM

Jun 2013

As the OP astutely said, they eft a way to fix it.

It's a good question whether congress will.

The decision is online and it is not that hard on the reading side.

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The Supreme Court did not strike down the Voting Rights Act today. [View all] BlueCheese Jun 2013 OP

Pre-Clarence against pre clearance? rurallib Jun 2013 #1

You really believe congress will be able to fix this? EC Jun 2013 #2

My first thought was that no way will Congress fix this. BlueCheese Jun 2013 #5

I don't think it can constitutionally cover everyone Yo_Mama Jun 2013 #7

Any chance the 15th Amendment comes into play? BlueCheese Jun 2013 #8

They addressed that in the decision Yo_Mama Jun 2013 #13

Congress can't even agree on brand of coffee in the break room. JaneyVee Jun 2013 #3

Section 5 is effectively dead Gothmog Jun 2013 #4

You are thinking section four nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #12

Congress needs to do something to fix it? RedCappedBandit Jun 2013 #6

I agree with your assessment, but.... Motown_Johnny Jun 2013 #9

The Court struck down what the Right cared most about. Orsino Jun 2013 #10

They might as well have. They struck down the heart of the VRA. We need to stop being naive. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2013 #11

Those of us who bothered reading it get it nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #14

Require EVERY state to run election law changes past the DOJ or Federal courts. hughee99 Jun 2013 #15