Lawrence show, Ezra discussion w voting rights expert:

[elleng]

Justice Sotomayor raised numbers, against Shelby County, reciting the number of their violatory actions, demonstrating its still necessary and useful.

Roberts 'parallel' referred, incorrectly. to 2d generation disparities, as to intention of the law. (massachusetts/mississippi)

Kenedy re: section 2 suits, do they provide protections? Not really, cumbersome and not timely.

My thoughts:

Thoughtful justices (including Kennedy, imo) won't go for scalia's b.s.

I suspect serious questions from many on the Court about scalia's suggestion that last/recent Congressional vote/review of the Act isn't worth its apparent meaning, as to throw it out for this reason would wreak serious havoc on the Court's jurisprudence.

[NYC_SKP]

1. Great analysis.

And I trust your judgement.

[elleng]

2. Thanks, SKP,

I needed that.

Feeling pretty discouraged tonight, after Rachel and Ezra (but for this segment) vis a vis wtf's happening to our country. Good thing I'm heading for vacation, as probably won't spend as much time as usual on the idiocy.

[Tx4obama]

3. It is ridiculous that in the year 2013 we are still having to fight for ...

voting rights and women's reproductive rights.

You'd think we would have came further than this by now!

It really does look like the republicans mean it when they say they want to take the 'country back' - - to the 50s 60s and 70s.

[elleng]

4. Yes, they do.

[senseandsensibility]

5. A little off topic, but has Laurence left the show?

It seems like I haven't seen him in weeks, and Ezra Klein doesn't say that he's filling in for him, at least not when I'm watching.

[elleng]

6. Just off this week, I think,

and I recall Ezra saying he's in 'for the week,' and said Thanks.