Massachusetts 1, John Roberts 0
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has long opposed the Voting Rights Act, so it didn't surprise anyone when he was outwardly hostile towards the law during oral arguments this week. Indeed, the jurist seemed well prepared with talking points he delivered with great authority.
"Do you know which state has the worst ratio of white voter turnout to African-American voter turnout?" Roberts asked Solicitor General Don Verrilli. When Verrilli said he did not know, Roberts answered the question for him: "Massachusetts." Moments later, the chief justice did it again, asking, "Which state has the greatest disparity in registration between white and
African American?" Again the solicitor general did not know, and again Roberts said, "Massachusetts."
James Carter took a closer look at the latest information on voting and registration from the U.S. Census Bureau and found that Roberts appeared to be completely wrong. What's more, the Boston Globe talked to Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin, who's eager to explain just how mistaken the conservative justice is. "I'm calling him out," Galvin said.
http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2013/03/01/17147711-massachusetts-1-john-roberts-0?lite
elleng
(130,902 posts)freshwest
(53,661 posts)And I hope some air time is given when Roberts is called to task for his ignorant bash of the state of MA. He is definitely showing his prejudices right there.
elleng
(130,902 posts)I hope so too, and really hope the Justices look into the weeds of the data Congress relied upon in its last review of Voting Rights Act.
About to post audio of the argument.
reACTIONary
(5,770 posts)... chain email forwarded to him by his weird uncle for his facts.