A few days ago, when District 73 Texas House Representative (R) Carrie Isaac introduced a bill to ban polling places from college and university campuses, very few people took notice. That’s because voter suppression in Texas is as common as …
Texas Republican’s Bill Will Remove Polling Places from Colleges Read More »
Here’s some good news. Many Americans are concerned about voter suppression in its various forms, but insofar as it’s so blatantly unconstitutional, I wonder if all this worry is unwarranted. The 14th and 15th Amendments are crystal clear in their …
Given the U.S. Constitution, There Is a Limit To Voter Suppression Read More »
This is funny, until you think about it. Yes, we can remove the academics from school and replace them with practical or vocational studies like farming, carpentry, or, in this case, tax prep. But then we accelerate the dwindling spiral …
While we should be deeply concerned about gerrymandering and voter suppression, we need to remind ourselves that all this is not a fait accompli. Here we have the Justice Department suing the State of Texas. At stake are the 14th …
Voter Suppression Is Dangerous, But Not Etched in Stone Read More »
I thought the meme here was clever. Between COVID-19 incompetence, voter suppression, and the abortion ban, Texas is a complete disgrace to the union. It would be interesting to know what is motivating governor Greg Abbott to make his state …
Isn’t this what we’ve all been waiting to see? Voter suppression laws that target specific groups violate the 14th and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. It’s about time.
From this: Justice Elena Kagan ripped her conservative colleagues on the Supreme Court on Thursday in a blistering 41-page dissent, accusing them of ignoring the legislative intent of the 1965 Voting Rights Act as well as the high court’s own precedents.
If it seems that all the news in today’s world is bad, check this out. Apparently, the U.S. Justice Department isn’t enabling a certain political party to create and enforce voter suppression laws. Apparently the 14th and 15th Amendments to …
Demons Be Gone, and Take Voter Suppression With You Read More »
Appearing on ABC News’ “This Week,” ultraconservative columnist George Will told the roundtable participants that the bipartisan commission to investigate the causes of the deadly riot was controversial among Republicans for one reason: “We have something new in American history. …
Please check out at least the first few seconds of the video here. While you’re smiling, realize that Iceland is actually a very good candidate for emigration if the United States loses its democracy. This looked like a real possibility …
