Opinion
USA: Voting Rights Act is 50 Years Old, voter rights and democracy still under threat
Friday, August 7, 2015
Acknowledging the profound need for a new slate of voting rights laws, Berman is among those lamenting how current political conditions in Washington, D.C. are making legislative progress nearly impossible. Referencing the joint bill introduced by Lewis and Leahy, Berman said that in the nearly 2 months since it was first filed, the bill has gone nowhere fast.
“On the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act,” he wrote, “Congress won’t even schedule a hearing.”
A version of this article was originally published at the Global Research Newsletter
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