The War on Voting Rights

George K

Good long form article.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/29/magazine/voting-rights-act-dream-undone.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=second-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0

flytrap

Long is right! But interesting nonetheless.

Hextall

Cliff notes: Republicans hate blacks that want to vote.

flytrap

That does just about sum it up. But I do think justice should be colorblind, not just justice but every other facet of life. When we despise someone simply because they are a complete ****-hole rather than the color of their skin or religion we'll have made progress.

Hextall

I agree, for example, I have no idea your religion or race.

flytrap

Baziiiiing!!!! lol/. I, OTOH, think you're one of the more "intriguing" folks here.

Shawn C.

Thanks, George. The last 1/4 of the article was difficult to read, even knowing what has happened.

One of my favorite take-aways from the article is the conservative proclivity of conflating in-person voting fraud with electoral fraud.

Also, in citing the FBI investigation the quote where Republican officials called black voters aborigines. Jesus...

Hextall

flytrap wrote: »

Baziiiiing!!!! lol/. I, OTOH, think you're one of the more "intriguing" folks here.

Tee hee. I silly.

flytrap

Of course you realize, don't you, hex, the other person is sdd? zap!