Biden calls on Congress to 'repair the damage' after Supreme Court's voting rights decision

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Source: The Week

President Biden is sharply criticizing the Supreme Court's ruling that upheld voting restrictions in Arizona, blasting the decision as "harmful."

Biden on Thursday said he was "deeply disappointed" by a ruling from the Supreme Court that upheld two restrictive Arizona voting laws, finding they didn't violate the Voting Rights Act.

"In a span of just eight years, the court has now done severe damage to two of the most important provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 – a law that took years of struggle and strife to secure," Biden said in a statement.

Biden criticized what he described as a "broad assault against voting rights" taking place in the United States, arguing that "additional laws are needed to safeguard that beating heart of our democracy," adding, "The court's decision, harmful as it is, does not limit Congress' ability to repair the damage done today: it puts the burden back on Congress to restore the Voting Rights Act to its intended strength

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/biden-calls-congress-repair-damage-172053799.html

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1. And let's repair the Court too.

The Supremes have jumped the rails.

[elleng]

2. "additional laws are needed to safeguard that beating heart of our democracy,"

[quakerboy]

3. Id just like to know where we are

on dealing with the filibuster.

Oh, and on investigating Slimey K's finances.

And maybe Thomas's while we are at it

[FBaggins]

4. Exactly where we were in January

None of them are going anywhere