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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNOT the Onion! Conservatives: Voting Rights Act fix discriminates against whites
Conservatives insist the congressional effort to strengthen the Voting Rights Act (VRA) unfairly discriminates against white voters. The claim rests on evidence thats shaky at bestbut could still make it harder for the bill to win the Republican support it needs.
The Voting Rights Amendment Act, unveiled Thursday by a bipartisan group of lawmakers, aims to update the formula used to determine which areas of the country must get federal approval before making any changes to their voting rulesa system known as pre-clearance. In June, the Supreme Court struck down the laws existing formula, under which almost all the southern states were covered, ruling that it was out of date.
The Voting Rights Amendment Act, unveiled Thursday by a bipartisan group of lawmakers, aims to update the formula used to determine which areas of the country must get federal approval before making any changes to their voting rulesa system known as pre-clearance. In June, the Supreme Court struck down the laws existing formula, under which almost all the southern states were covered, ruling that it was out of date.
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/right-thinks-voting-rights-fix-hurts-whites
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NOT the Onion! Conservatives: Voting Rights Act fix discriminates against whites (Original Post)
Spitfire of ATJ
Jan 2014
OP
If history is any indicator, when the white man has his authority questioned there is blood spilled.
Spitfire of ATJ
Jan 2014
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polichick
(37,152 posts)1. Well, how can rich white guys stay at the top of the hill if...
just anyone can vote?! Outrageous legislative overreach!
Dark n Stormy Knight
(9,760 posts)2. Ain't it the truth.
Gothmog
(143,998 posts)3. In Texas, the AG is arguing that discriminating against minorities is okay
Greg Abbott is taking the position in the Texas redistricting case that the Texas GOP is discriminating for partisan purposes which is okay in his opinion http://www.nationalmemo.com/texas-attorney-general-texas-didnt-discriminate-against-minorities-only-against-democrats/
Texas defense does not deny that Texas engaged in discrimination, but it does deny that it did so on the basis of race.
Greg Abbott backed up Texas, explaining: In 2011, both houses of the Texas Legislature were controlled by large Republican majorities, and their redistricting decisions were designed to increase the Republican Partys electoral prospects at the expense of the Democrats.
In other words: The states Republican Party was trying to water down Democratic votes, not those of minorities.
Here is a great quote from the brief filed by Texas
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/texas-struggles-defend-discriminatory
From the brief filed by the state:DOJs accusations of racial discrimination are baseless. In 2011, both houses of the Texas Legislature were controlled by large Republican majorities, and their redistricting decisions were designed to increase the Republican Partys electoral prospects at the expense of the Democrats .The redistricting decisions of which DOJ complains were motivated by partisan rather than racial considerations, and the plaintiffs and DOJ have zero evidence to prove the contrary.
Got that? Texas wasnt trying to discriminate against racial and ethnic minorities; Texas was simply trying to discriminate against racial and ethnic minorities who vote for Democrats.
In other words, Texas defense is that state policymakers were trying to crush the Democratic vote, and this led to inadvertent discrimination against African Americans and Latinos. As such, the argument goes, Texas was motivated by crass partisanship, and not racism, so the discrimination doesnt really count.
I personally do not believe that the GOP will vote to save the Voting Rights Act because the amendment would subject Texas to pre-clearance.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)4. If history is any indicator, when the white man has his authority questioned there is blood spilled.