Scalia: Voting Rights Act Is ‘Perpetuation Of Racial Entitlement’

[dem in texas]

38. Scalia is so wrong

I am an old white lady, aged 73. When I was first able to vote in the early 1960's in Texas, I had to pay a poll tax which was equal to about half a weeks grocery money. I had 3 little babies and my husband didn't make much money and it was tough to come up with the money to pay the tax, but oh how I wanted to vote. I first voted on the South side of San Antonio, what an experience it gave me chills to think about all the people who fought for the right for me to vote that day. At that time I didn't question the poll tax, that was just the way it was in Texas. The voting right act helps poor people by giving them an easier and cheaper way to vote. Now we have gerrymandered districts, voter ID, restricted voting times, fewer places to vote, all to make it harder to get to the poll.

It is so important that the Democrats hold on to the Senate and try to take the House. Some of the Supremes are going to either retire or die and we have to appoint new justices. We want the Democrats in charge when that time comes. We are now paying the price of having all those years of Republicans in charge.