Senator Mitch McConnell Opposes Voting Rights Update...

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WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, whose new memoir reverently recalls the signing of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, said there's no need for Congress to restore part of the law struck down three years ago.

The Kentucky Republican said the heart of the historic anti-discrimination law remains intact, and the Supreme Court correctly ended the need for certain states to get federal permission before making any changes to their voting procedures.

“What was struck down were the provisions that absurdly treated the South differently,” McConnell told USA TODAY. “They don’t apply anymore. It’s 50 years later.”

His comments seem to doom any chance Congress will act this year to update the law and restore the strict federal oversight of cites and states with a history of discriminating against minority voters.


Certainly no surprise here. Click on the teaser for the full article.

Via: Memeorandum

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  1. The Prophet Dervish Z SandersFri Jun 03, 09:35:00 PM EDT

    McConnell knows Democrats will be disenfranchised. I think it's absurd to believe there is any other motivation.

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